The Maias
| Author | : Jose Maria de Eça de Queirós |
| Publisher | : Carcanet Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1857546083 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781857546088 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Maias written by Jose Maria de Eça de Queirós and published by Carcanet Press. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 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 influences--French intellectual developments, English trading practices--that 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.
