About “The Mandarin”

The Mandarin is a novella written by José Maria de Eça de Queirós, a Portuguese author who lived from 1845 to 1900. The story explores the theme of greed and was first published in Portuguese in 1880. It was later translated into English, with the first translation by Richard Franko Goldman released in 1965 by The Bodley Head. A second English translation by Margaret Jull Costa was published in 1993 by Dedalus Books, and a revised edition of the same translation was released in 2009, also by Dedalus, along with three short stories. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Book details

Published
1880
Latest edition
1999 · ISBN 9780946626984
ISBN
9781903517802
View more editions (4)
CoverEditionYearISBN
The Mandarin (European Classics) 1999 9780946626984 Buy on Amazon
The Mandarin (And Other Stories) 1993 9780781802147 Buy on Amazon
The mandarin (and other stories) 1993 0946626987 Buy on Amazon
The mandarin, and other stories 1880 9781903517802 Buy on Amazon

Frequently asked questions

How many pages is The Mandarin?

The Mandarin by Eça de Queiroz has 176 pages.

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