One of the leading intellectuals of the "Generation of 1870," José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845-1900) wrote twenty books, founded literary reviews, and for most of his life also worked as a diplomat, in Havana, London, and Paris. John Vetch has translated Eça de Queirós’s The Yellow Sofa and To the Capital.

"His excellent prose glides through real experience and private dream in a manner that is leading on toward the achievements of Proust."

One of the leading intellectuals of the "Generation of 1870," José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845-1900) wrote twenty books, founded literary reviews, and for most of his life also worked as a diplomat, in Havana, London, and Paris. John Vetch has translated Eça de Queirós’s The Yellow Sofa and To the Capital.

"His excellent prose glides through real experience and private dream in a manner that is leading on toward the achievements of Proust."

One of the leading intellectuals of the "Generation of 1870," José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845-1900) wrote twenty books, founded literary reviews, and for most of his life also worked as a diplomat, in Havana, London, and Paris. John Vetch has translated Eça de Queirós’s The Yellow Sofa and To the Capital.

"His excellent prose glides through real experience and private dream in a manner that is leading on toward the achievements of Proust."