The Illustrious House of Ramires

by Eça de Queirós

Book Overview

The Illustrious House of Ramires, presented here in a sparkling new translation by Margaret Jull Costa, is the favorite novel of many E a de Queir s aficionados. This late masterpiece, wickedly funny and yet profoundly tender, centers on Gon alo Ramires, heir to a family so aristocratic that it predates even the kings of Portugal. Gon alo--charming but disastrously effete, idealistic but hopelessly weak--muddles through his pampered life, burdened...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811226026
• ISBN13: 9780811226028
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.9"