Queirós, Eça de,  1845-1900 <br/><br/>
O Mandarim 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandarin_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Mandarim  Release date is 2005-07-29 
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<br/><br/> "O Mandarim" by Eça de Queirós is a novella first published in 1880. When a poor Portuguese civil servant receives a visit from the Devil, he's offered an irresistible proposition: ring a bell to inherit vast riches from a distant Chinese mandarin. After succumbing to temptation, Teodoro discovers that fabulous wealth brings unexpected torment. Haunted by his crime, he embarks on a journey to China seeking redemption, only to find that escaping the consequences of avarice may be impossible. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Portuguese fiction -- 19th century 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ