Once upon a time, there was a king who vowed to build a massive monastery in a small town if God gave him an heir. Once upon a time, there were 50,000 workers who were forced to build it. There was also a one-armed soldier who loved a woman who could see what no one else could. There was also a priest-inventor who wanted to fly, but died mad. Once upon a time, there was the Inquisition. And once upon a time, in 18th century Portugal...

"The Chronicle of the Monastery" is considered one of the most important works of the Portuguese Nobel laureate and is being reissued in Greek in a new translation, according to the author's wishes.