by Eça de Queiroz · ISBN 9789720049575
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Os Maias is a novel by the Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz, published in 1888. It is considered one of the most important works of Portuguese literature and one of the most outstanding realist novels of the 19th century. The story follows the Maia family through several generations, exploring themes such as love, social decadence, and criticism of the Portuguese aristocracy.
José Maria de Eça de Queiroz or Queirós is generally considered to have been the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flaubert. In the London Observer, Jonathan Keates ranked him alongside Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy.
