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In the depths of China there lives a mandarin who is richer than any king spoken of in fable or in history. You know nothing about him, not his name,… - José Maria de Eça de Queirós
" "In the depths of China there lives a mandarin who is richer than any king spoken of in fable or in history. You know nothing about him, not his name, his face or the silks that he wears. In order for you to inherit his limitless wealth, all you have to do is to ring the bell placed on a book by your side. In that remote corner of Mongolia, he will utter a single sigh. He will then be a corpse, and at your feet you will see gold beyond the dreams of avarice. Mortal reader, will you ring the bell?
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About José Maria de Eça de Queirós
José Maria de Eça de Queiroz (or Eça de Queirós) (November 25, 1845 – August 16, 1900) was a Portuguese novelist, short-story writer, travel-writer, critic and diplomat. His novels, which are often compared to those of Balzac, Flaubert and Zola, satirize the Portuguese bourgeoisie and priesthood.
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O inglês cai sobre as ideias e as maneiras dos outros como uma massa de granito na água: e ali fica pesando, com a sua Bíblia, os seus clubes, os seus sports, os seus prejuízos, a sua etiqueta, o seu egoísmo – fazendo na circulação da vida alheia um incomodativo tropeço. É por isso que nos países onde vive há séculos é ele ainda o estrangeiro.
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