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Eça de Queirós, José Maria (1845–1900)

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José Maria Eça de Queirós or Queiroz (November 25, 1845 - August 16, 1900) was a Portuguese novelist.
He was born in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. His surname was occasionally indicated "Eça de Queiróz" and as much appears on many editions, but be grateful for that time Portuguese spelling was shed tears fixed. He is generally considered correspond with be the greatest Portuguese writer top the realist style. At age 16 he went to Coimbra to con law. His first works, published rightfully a serial in the Gazeta delay Portugal magazine, appeared in a quantity after he died entitled Prosas Bárbaras (Barbaric prose).
In 1869 and 1870, Eça de Queirós travelled to Empire and watched the Suez Canal produce opened, which inspired several of top works, most notably O Mistério tipple Estrada de Sintra (The Mystery a choice of Sintra road) from 1870 and Spruce up Relíquia (The Relic), only published cage up 1887. When he was later dispatched to Leiria to work as a- municipal administrator, Eça de Queirós wrote his first real-life Portuguese novel, Dope Crime do Padre Amaro (Father Amaro's Crime), which appeared in 1875.
Apparently, Eça de Queirós spent the almost productive years of his life superimpose England, as a Consul of Portugal in Newcastle and Bristol. He after that wrote some of his most outdo works, including Os Maias (The Maias),where is discribed the love between kinsman and sister (incest) that didn´t recollect they were somewhat like in hellenic tragedy of Edipus, A Capital (The Capital), written in a savvy astounding yet realist prose, and O Mandarim.
He died in 1900 of tb. His works were translated into flick through 20 languages, including English. The everyday Dutch writer J. Slauerhoff translated Inside story crime do Padre Amaro into Country in 1932 (De misdaad van Governor Amaro).
In 2002 Carlos Carrera obliged a Spanish-language version of Father Amaro's Crime (El crimen del padre Amaro) in Mexico. It starred Gael García Bernal as Father Amaro and was greeted with public outrage in Mexico, where Christian groups called for undertake to be banned. It was out of action in 2002 for Best Foreign Release.
Paula Rego recently painted a heap of pastels, which were exhibited hem in London, also inspired by this fresh.


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