Eça de Queiroz
José Maria de Eça de Queiroz or Queirós (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈɾiɐ ðɨ ˈɛsɐ ðɨ kɐjˈɾɔʃ]; 25 November 1845 – 16 August 1900) 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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| Born | José Maria de Eça de Queiroz 25 November 1845 Póvoa de Varzim, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 16 August 1900 (aged 54) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Novelist/Consul |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Literary movement | Realism, Romanticism |
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