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José Maria de Eça de Queirós

Portuguese writer and diplomat (1845–1900)

  • Fame54.3
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia8.6K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1845–1900, aged 55Portugal
PortugalPortugalWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    42 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1845–1900
    Aged 55
  • Known for
    The Crime of Padre Amaro
    2002
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

José Maria de Eça de Queiroz or Queirós is generally considered to have been the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flaubert. In the London Observer, Jonathan Keates ranked him alongside Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy.

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54.3
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Historical23.3
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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