Author. He received recognition as a 19th century Portuguese writer. Born out of wedlock in 1845, his parents married when he was four years old. At the age of sixteen, he started studying law, but he turned to writing, publishing stories and poems first in magazines before becoming a journalist. Supporting social reforms, he was a hard critic of the traditional society of his time. He introduced naturalism and realism to Portuguese literature. After traveling to Egypt and being a diplomat in Cuba for two years, he went to Newcastle in the coal district of England. The Newcastle years were among the most productive of his literary career and a memorial plaque honoring him can be found there. In 1888, he was a diplomat in Paris, where he died of either Crohn's Disease or tuberculosis in 1900. Much respected in France, his bust is located on Avenue Charles de Gaulle just west of Paris. He married Maria Emília de Castro Pamplona in 1886 and the couple had four children. He is remembered for his works "O Crime do Padre Amaro" (1875), which was his first novel, "O Primo Basílio" (1878), "O Mandarim" (1880), "A Relíquia" (1887), "Os Maias" (1888), generally considered his magnum opus, and "A Illustre Casa de Ramires" (1900). His last novels were more sentimental, unlike his earlier writings. His 1901 "A Cidade e as Serras" describes in detail the majestic Portuguese countryside and the joys of living there. Many of his works were published in other languages along with many being published posthumously, like "A Tragédia da Rua das Flores," only published in 1980.
Author. He received recognition as a 19th century Portuguese writer. Born out of wedlock in 1845, his parents married when he was four years old. At the age of sixteen, he started studying law, but he turned to writing, publishing stories and poems first in magazines before becoming a journalist. Supporting social reforms, he was a hard critic of the traditional society of his time. He introduced naturalism and realism to Portuguese literature. After traveling to Egypt and being a diplomat in Cuba for two years, he went to Newcastle in the coal district of England. The Newcastle years were among the most productive of his literary career and a memorial plaque honoring him can be found there. In 1888, he was a diplomat in Paris, where he died of either Crohn's Disease or tuberculosis in 1900. Much respected in France, his bust is located on Avenue Charles de Gaulle just west of Paris. He married Maria Emília de Castro Pamplona in 1886 and the couple had four children. He is remembered for his works "O Crime do Padre Amaro" (1875), which was his first novel, "O Primo Basílio" (1878), "O Mandarim" (1880), "A Relíquia" (1887), "Os Maias" (1888), generally considered his magnum opus, and "A Illustre Casa de Ramires" (1900). His last novels were more sentimental, unlike his earlier writings. His 1901 "A Cidade e as Serras" describes in detail the majestic Portuguese countryside and the joys of living there. Many of his works were published in other languages along with many being published posthumously, like "A Tragédia da Rua das Flores," only published in 1980.
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