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- Publisher: Paul & Co Pub Consortium
- ISBN: 1857546083
- WAPI (Tower ID): 107274809
- Release Date: June 1, 2003
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Maias" by Eca Deditorqueiros to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Maias"Browse more products related to "Eca Deditorqueiros, Ann Stevens and Patricia McGowan Pinheiro"Review"[A] founding work of modern Portuguese literature, hailed by Jose Saramago as a masterwork." "This novel stands with the great achievements of history." (starred review) Publisher's noteIn this simple tale, the novel's hero is the talented heir to a notable family in Lisbon. He aspires to serve his fellow man in his chosen profession of medicine, in the arts, and in politics. But he enters a society affected by powerful international influencesùFrench intellectual developments, English trading practicesùthat trouble and frustrate him. In the end he is reduced to a kind of spiritual helplessness and his good intentions are reduced to dilettantism. His passionate love affair begins to suffer a devastating constraint. AnnotationCarlos de Maia is a bohemian doctor who spends his days drinking and scandalizing the inhabitants of 19th-century Lisbon with his anti-religious rhetoric and his love affair with a former prostitute. Soon, however, his reckless behavior threatens to doom him, and he risks repeating his parents' own tragic story: his mother eloped with her Italian lover, and his father committed suicide. If You Enjoy "The Maias (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Maias (Paperback)" by Eca Deditorqueiros (Editor)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Others Bestsellers
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