The Maias (Paperback, New edition)

Carlos is the talented heir to a notable family in fin-de-siecle 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 and in the end he is reduced to a kind of spiritual helplessness. Carlos' good intentions decline, amiably, into dilettantism; his passionate love affair itself begins to suffer a devastating constraint. "The Maias" tells a compelling story of characters whose lives become as real and engrossing as any in Flaubert, Balzac or Dickens. This is his masterpiece, a novel of intellectual depth, historical compassion and great wit. Hailed as a masterpiece in the Paris of Flaubert, Balzac and Zola, this remains Eca's most popular novel.

General

Imprint:	Carcanet Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	April 2003
Authors:	Eca De Queiros
Dimensions:	216 x 134 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	634
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-85754-608-8
Subtitles:	Portuguese
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Promotions
LSN:	1-85754-608-3
Barcode:	9781857546088

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