The Illustrious House of Ramires

The Illustrious House of Ramires
AuthorJosé Maria de Eça de Queirós
Original titleA Ilustre Casa de Ramires
TranslatorMargaret Jull Costa
LanguagePortuguese
PublisherDedalus
Publication date
1900
Publication placePortugal
Published in English
2017
ISBN9781910213391

The Illustrious House of Ramires (Portuguese: A Ilustre Casa de Ramires) was the final novel written by the Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845-1900) and was published posthumously. A new English translation, by Margaret Jull Costa, was published in 2017, together with an Afterword by the translator.[1] It has been described as a “satiric look at the existential state of Portuguese society on the brink of the modern age”.[2]

  1. ^ Eça de Queirós, José Maria de (2017). The Illustrious House of Ramires. UK: Dedalus. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-910213-39-1.
  2. ^ Garfinkle, Deborah. "The Empire's end: Eça de Queirós's The Illustrious House of Ramires". Kenyon Review. Retrieved 10 April 2018.