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Temptation: A Psychological Classic of Desire and Morality
Temptation, by Adolfo Caminha, is a timeless Brazilian classic of psychological realism and moral conflict.
In this haunting and intimate novel, a young woman raised in the rigid standards of religion and society faces the awakening of her forbidden desires. Torn between faith and passion, purity and guilt, she becomes a mirror of human contradiction — where the sacred meets the profane, and the heart rebels against the rules.
With a style both lyrical and precise, Caminha exposes the hypocrisy of moral codes and the silent torment of repressed emotion. His narrative, rich in symbolism and emotion, invites readers to explore the depths of conscience and temptation.
This modern English translation by Luan Santos preserves the elegance of Caminha’s prose while making it accessible to contemporary readers — a rediscovered masterpiece of psychological and sensual literature from 19th-century Brazil.
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Perfect for readers of Flaubert, Tolstoy, or Émile Zola, this is a story about the dangerous beauty of temptation — and the eternal struggle between body and soul.
In this haunting and intimate novel, a young woman raised in the rigid standards of religion and society faces the awakening of her forbidden desires. Torn between faith and passion, purity and guilt, she becomes a mirror of human contradiction — where the sacred meets the profane, and the heart rebels against the rules.
With a style both lyrical and precise, Caminha exposes the hypocrisy of moral codes and the silent torment of repressed emotion. His narrative, rich in symbolism and emotion, invites readers to explore the depths of conscience and temptation.
This modern English translation by Luan Santos preserves the elegance of Caminha’s prose while making it accessible to contemporary readers — a rediscovered masterpiece of psychological and sensual literature from 19th-century Brazil.
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Perfect for readers of Flaubert, Tolstoy, or Émile Zola, this is a story about the dangerous beauty of temptation — and the eternal struggle between body and soul.
214 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 21, 2025
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Adolfo Caminha
27 books11 followersAdolfo Ferreira Caminha, more commonly known as Adolfo Caminha, is an Brazilian writer, who was born in Aracati city, state of Ceará, on May 29, 1867. He died in Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, on January 1, 1897.
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