A Cidade e as Serras by Eça de Queirós
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"A Cidade e as Serras" by Eça de Queirós is a novel published in 1901. It follows Jacinto de Tormes, a wealthy devotee of urban progress and civilization, who leaves his comfortable life in Paris for the rural mountains of Portugal. Stripped of modern conveniences through mishap, he discovers unexpected fulfillment in the countryside's simplicity. The novel contrasts city sophistication with rural authenticity, ultimately exploring how Portugal's elite might balance technological progress
with genuine connection to their land and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Queirós, Eça de, 1845-1900 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Cidade e as Serras |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_and_the_Mountains Wikipedia page about this book: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cidade_e_as_Serras |
| Credits | Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Language Note |
This ebook uses a beginning of the 20th century spelling. A spelling modernization following Standard Portuguese from the beginning of the 21st century is included as a link from the html file. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 54.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Portuguese |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Portugal -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18220 |
| Release Date | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Last Update | Dec 8, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 876 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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