Contos (Eça de Queiroz)
Collection of short stories by the Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queirós
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Contos is a collection of short stories by the Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1902, two years after his death.
| Author | Eça de Queiroz |
|---|---|
| Language | Portuguese |
Publication date | 1902 |
Story titles
- Singularidades de uma rapariga loura (The Idiosyncracies of a Young Blonde Woman). Published in English in The Mandarin and other stories[1]
- Um poeta lírico (A Lyric Poet). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories[2]
- No moinho (The Mill). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories[2]
- Civilização (Civilization)
- O tesouro (The Treasure). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories[2]
- Frei Genebro (Friar Genebro). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories[2]
- Adão e Eva no Paraíso (Adam and Eve in Paradise). Published in English as Adam and Eve in Paradise.[3]
- A aia (The Nurse). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories[2]
- O defunto (The Hanged Man: literally, The Defunct One). Published in English as The Mandarin and other stories[1]
- José Matias. Published in English in The Mandarin and other stories[1]
- A perfeição (The Perfection)
- O suave milagre (The Sweet Miracle). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories[2]
Singularidades de uma rapariga Loura (Peculiarities of a Fair-haired Gir) was adapted to cinema by Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira in 2009. See Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl.
