The Mandarin (novel)
Cover of the 2009 English-language version | |
| Author | José Maria de Eça de Queirós |
|---|---|
| Original title | O Mandarim |
| Translator | Margaret Jull Costa |
| Cover artist | Marie Lane |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Series | Dedalus European Classics |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Dedalus |
Publication date | 1880 |
| Publication place | Portugal |
Published in English | 1963 (The Bodley Head); 1993 (Dedalus) |
| Pages | 84 |
| ISBN | 9781903517802 |
The Mandarin (Portuguese: O Mandarim) is a novella on the sin of avarice by José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845 - 1900), also known as Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in Portuguese in 1880. The first English version, translated by Richard Franko Goldman, was published by The Bodley Head in 1965. A translation by Margaret Jull Costa, was published by Dedalus Books in 1993. A revised version was published by Dedalus in 2009, together with three short stories.