E um romance realista e naturalista, onde nao faltam o fatalismo, a analise social, as peripecias e a. Pinta um painel demolidor da sociedade portuguesa ministros, jornalistas, maestros, poetas, professores, ninguem escapa. Os maias, carlos ouve a voz dela pela primeira vez. Parceiro bv biblioteca virtual do estudante brasileiro usp. O crime do padre amaro, o primo baslio, o mandarim, a relquia e os maias. Os maias os maias tem como subtitulo episodios da vida romantica. Jul 30, 2007 its taken forever to get a fine translation in english of his greatest book, the maias. For those who do not know, portuguese, the language of portugal, brasil and assorted places in africa and asia is one of the most beautiful languages in the world, and is the language of several literary masterpieces, ignored only because so few. Maia is the name of a fictional family, although some episodes fit into the history of the real maia family. Maia is the name of a fictional family, although some episodes fit into the history of the real maia family as early as 1878, while serving in the portuguese consulate at newcastle. Zola considered him to be far greater than flaubert. The book was published in multiple languages including portuguese, consists of 681 pages and is available in paperback format.