Cousin Bazilio
Novel written by the Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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O Primo Basílio ("Cousin Bazilio") is one of the most highly regarded realist novels of the Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós. He worked in the Portuguese consular service, stationed at 53 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, from late 1874 until April 1879. The novel was written during this productive period in his career, appearing in 1878.
Author | José Maria de Eça de Queiroz |
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Original title | O Primo Basílio |
Translator | Mary Jane Serrano, Roy Campbell, Margaret Jull Costa |
Cover artist | Paula Rego |
Country | Portugal |
Language | Portuguese |
Publication date | 1878 |
Published in English | 1889, 1953, 2003 |
ISBN | 0-8371-3089-1 |
A bowdlerized translation of this book by Mary Jane Serrano under the title Dragon's Teeth: A Novel was published in the United States in 1889,[1] still available as a print-on-demand title.[2] More accurate translations have since been published, first in 1953 by the poet Roy Campbell[3] and then in 2003 by award-winning translator Margaret Jull Costa.[4]