Project Gutenberg 2020-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 177 Zinão, Francisco Pires Zinão Zinao, Francisco Pires Sinapismos Produced by Chris Curnow, Júlio Reis and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Sinapismos" by Francisco Pires Zinão is a satirical work written in the late 19th century. This book appears to explore social issues and critiques the various absurdities and injustices present in society through humor and irony. The opening of "Sinapismos" introduces the reader to a humorous yet critical tone, with the author reflecting on the societal conditions of Valença, particularly addressing the plight of the poor and the hypocrisy of the wealthier classes. It begins with a light-hearted yet poignant commentary on the social disparities and the ignorance of the affluent, followed by a series of sharp observations about local events and characters. The author uses satire to examine both personal and communal shortcomings, hinting at a deeper societal critique that aims to provoke thought and encourage reflection among readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. pt Satire, Portuguese PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels 526241 2025-07-24T12:56:57.946784 text/html 514436 2024-10-17T17:46:10 text/html 250052 2025-07-24T12:57:07.004756 application/epub+zip 256971 2025-07-24T12:56:59.524792 application/epub+zip 256971 2025-07-24T12:56:58.656817 application/epub+zip 429015 2025-07-24T12:57:12.145196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372712 2025-07-24T12:57:06.076729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372843 2022-09-27T23:36:08.013567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461798 2025-07-24T12:56:56.342848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 441949 2024-10-17T17:46:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15414 2025-07-24T12:57:12.289207 application/rdf+xml 5458 2025-07-24T12:56:58.785782 image/jpeg 1426 2025-07-24T12:56:58.721777 image/jpeg 217497 2025-07-24T12:56:57.991808 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog