He is generally considered to be the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flaubert. Others rank him with Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. Eça never officially rejected Catholicism, but was very critical of the Catholic Church of his time, as is evident in his novels.
Novels
The Sin of Father Amaro (1875)
aka The Crime of Father Amaro
The Relic (1887)
The Maias (1888)
The Illustrious House of Ramires (1900)
The City and the Mountains (1901)
Alves and Co. (1925)
Cousin Bazilio (1967)
Dragon's Teeth (1972)
To the Capital (1997)
The Tragedy of the Street of Flowers (2000)
aka The Crime of Father Amaro
The Relic (1887)
The Maias (1888)
The Illustrious House of Ramires (1900)
The City and the Mountains (1901)
Alves and Co. (1925)
Cousin Bazilio (1967)
Dragon's Teeth (1972)
To the Capital (1997)
The Tragedy of the Street of Flowers (2000)
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