Eça de Queirós author biography, plus links to books by Eça de Queirós.

Eça de Queirós

One of the leading intellectuals of the "Generation of 1870," José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845–1900) wrote twenty books, founded literary reviews, and for most of his life also worked as a diplomat, in Havana, London, and Paris. New Directions also publishes his novels The Crime of Father Amaro, The Maias, The Mountain and the City, The Yellow Sofa, and The Illustrious House of Ramires.

This biography was last updated on 02/04/2025.

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