The tragedy of the street of flowers
By: Eça de Queiroz ; translated and with an introduction by Margaret Jull Costa
Contributors: Costa, Margaret Jull
Series: Dedalus European classics
Publisher: Dedalus
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Sawtry
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
Description: "One night at the theatre, Vitor da Silva, a young law graduate, sees a strikingly beautiful woman: Genoveva de Molineux. She claims to have been born in Madeira and to have lived for many years in Paris. The truth about her past gradually begins to surface, as does the terrible secret that lies behind the overwhelming mutual attraction between her and Vitor"--Back cover.
Notes: Translated from the Portuguese