Antunes's searing...novel about the 'Carnation Revolution,'in which young army rebels led Portugal from right-wing dictatorship to leftist social democracy. A great Portuguese novelist who uses the novel to illuminate individuals caught in the rip tide of history.

A Powerful statc minister and personal friend of the Portuguese dictator Salazar has been incapacitated by a stroke and lies completely dependent on his nursing-home bed. Angry at being passed over as Salazar's successol; and ashamed of his current position, Senhor Francisco can't free hinlself of his conscious or consciousness, and slowly slides into madness. Through the eyes of his daughter, mistress,housekeeper, and first wile, we wimess the damage tyranny does to every layer of society. Drawing comparison to The Sound and the Fury and Moby-Dick, The InquisitorsMammal is a fierce exploration of life under one of the worst dictators of the last century, and a modern classic.