Os Maias

Os Maias: episódios da vida romântica ("The Maias", Maia being the name of a fictional family, although some episodes fit into the history of the real Maia family) is a realist novel by the Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós. As early as 1878, while serving in the Portuguese consulate at Newcastle upon Tyne, Eça had at least given a name to this book and had begun work on it. It... more

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José Maria Eça de Queiroz

José Maria de Eça de Queiroz or Queirós (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛsɐ dɨ keiˈɾɔʃ] or [kɐiˈɾɔʃ]; November 25, 1845–August 16, 1900) is generally considered to be the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flaubert. Others rank him with Dickens,...

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