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Teixeira de Queiroz
1848–1919
A Portuguese novelist and physician who wrote under the pen name Bento Moreno, he is remembered for fiction rooted in everyday life and close observation of society in northern Portugal.
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A nossa Gente
by Teixeira de Queiroz
About the author
Born in Arcos de Valdevez in 1848, Francisco Teixeira de Queiroz studied medicine at the University of Coimbra, though he became better known for literature than for medical practice. He wrote under the pseudonym Bento Moreno and built a reputation as a Portuguese author with a strong interest in the customs, speech, and social life of his country.
His work is often associated with regional and realist writing, especially stories and novels that draw on rural life and the character of the Minho region. Alongside his literary career, he also took part in public and professional life, which gave his writing an added sense of how people move through society, politics, and daily struggle.
Teixeira de Queiroz died in Sintra in 1919. Today he remains a notable figure in Portuguese letters, especially for readers interested in 19th-century fiction that blends local color with careful social observation.