num_pages: 634
description: In this simple tale, the novel's hero is the talented heir to a notable family in Lisbon. He aspires to serve his fellow man in his chosen profession of medicine, in the arts, and in politics. But he enters a society affected by powerful international influences—French intellectual developments, English trading practices—that trouble and frustrate him. In the end he is reduced to a kind of spiritual helplessness and his good intentions are reduced to dilettantism. His passionate love affair begins to suffer a devastating constraint.
language: English
title: The Maias
titlecomplete: The Maias
characters: Cruges, Condessa de Gouvarinho, Craft, Alencar, Conde de Gouvarinho, Maria Eduarda, Carlos da Maia, Dâmaso Salcede, Maria Monforte, Cohen, Sousa Neto, Steinbroken, Palma Cavalão, Afonso da Maia, Tancredo, Rufino, Sr. Guimarães, João da Ega, Eusébiozinho
genres: Portugal, Historical Fiction, School, Novels, Portuguese Literature, Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 23420
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: PEN Translation Prize
category: Margaret Jull Costa, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.