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Article: Eca de Queiroz.(life of Portuguese writer)
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- Portuguese Studies
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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In 1908, at the age of eighty-two, Eca's mother, Carolina Augusta Eca de Queiroz, descended the Chiado, dressed in grey, with a little dark hat decorated with white aigrettes. In spite of the recent death of her husband and her eldest son, she appeared serene. Carolina Augusta was on her way to lunch with a relative. When this lady expressed concern over the grief suffered by Aurora, the only one of her seven children still surviving, she retorted, 'Entao nao ha-de estar (abatida)? Tem tido tantos desgostos! Morreram-lhe o pai e os dois irmaos!' It was as if none of this--neither the death of her husband nor her children--had anything to do with her. This woman, so chic ...