El Mandarín by Eça de Queirós
"El Mandarín" by Eça de Queirós is a novella published in 1880. When Lisbon clerk Teodoro reads about a wealthy Chinese mandarin in an old book, he faces a terrible temptation: ring a bell, and the distant stranger dies—leaving Teodoro his fortune. After succumbing, Teodoro inherits vast wealth but finds himself consumed by guilt. His journey to China seeking redemption leads to unexpected dangers and moral complications that test whether his crime
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| Author | Queirós, Eça de, 1845-1900 |
|---|---|
| Title | El Mandarín |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandarin_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_mandar%C3%ADn_(novela) |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 18228 |
| Release Date | Apr 22, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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