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Novel that is generally considered Eça de Queirós' masterpiece, Os Maias (1888; The Maias), a detailed depiction of upper middle-class and aristocratic Portuguese society. Its theme is the degeneration of a traditional family whose last offspring are led into a series of tangled sexual relationships by the actions of their parents...

Description
Novel that is generally considered Eça de Queirós' masterpiece, Os Maias (1888; The Maias), a detailed depiction of upper middle-class and aristocratic Portuguese society. Its theme is the degeneration of a traditional family whose last offspring are led into a series of tangled sexual relationships by the actions of their parents...