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Overview"The Illustrious House of Ramires, presented here in a sparkling new translation by Margaret Jull Costa, is the favorite novel of many Eca de Queiros aficionados. This late masterpiece, wickedly funny and yet profoundly tender, centers on Goncalo Ramires, heir to a family so aristocratic that it predates even the kings of Portugal. Goncalo-charming but disastrously effete, idealistic but hopelessly weak-muddles through his pampered life, burdened by a grand ambition. He is determined to write a great historical novel based on the heroic deeds of his fierce medieval ancestors. But ""the record of their valor,"" as The London Spectator remarked, ""is ironically counterpointed by his own chicanery. A combination of Don Quixote and Walter Mitty, Ramires is continually humiliated but at the same time kindhearted. Ironic comedy is the keynote of the novel. Eca de Queiros has justly been compared with Flaubert and Stendhal.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Margaret Jull CostaPublisher: Dedalus Ltd Imprint: Dedalus Ltd Volume: Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.80cm ISBN: 9781910213391ISBN 10: 191021339 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 01 May 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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