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Kejsarn av Portugallien: En Värmlandsberättelse
by Selma Lagerlöf
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Reading historical works can sometimes be heart-breaking. All you can think is that if only these people had been born a few decades later, they could have lived far happier lives. The Emperor of Portugallia is a story about a father’s love for his daughter and his grief when she leaves him, and the juxtaposition between his comforting delusions and the harsh reality of his spiral and how the people around him
view him as a spectacle. It’s a story about mental illness and loss, but more than anything, a story about ceaseless, unconditional love.
view him as a spectacle. It’s a story about mental illness and loss, but more than anything, a story about ceaseless, unconditional love.