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  • Dom Casmurro

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Dom Casmurro is a timeless masterpiece of Brazilian literature that explores love, jealousy, memory, and the fragile nature of truth. Written by Machado de Assis, one of the greatest literary figures of the 19th century, this psychological novel invites readers into the introspective and unreliable mind of its narrator, Bento Santiago. The story unfolds as Bento, now an aging and solitary man, ... Read more

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  • The Alienist

    by Machado de Assis ...
    In "The Alienist", renowned physician Dr. Simão Bacamarte decides to found an asylum in the small town of Itaguaí to study madness. However, his obsessive quest to define sanity leads to the hospitalization of increasingly normal citizens—and the town is plunged into chaos. Machado de Assis brilliant satire questions the boundaries between reason and madness, power and science. ... Read more

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  • Quincas Borba

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Rubião achou um rival no coração de Quincas Borba, — um cão, um bonito cão, meio tamanho, pêlo cor de chumbo, malhado de preto. Quincas Borba levava-o para toda parte, dormiam no mesmo quarto. De manhã, era o cão que acordava o senhor, trepando ao leito, onde trocavam as primeiras saudações. Uma das extravagâncias do dono foi dar-lhe o seu próprio nome; mas, explicava-o por dous motivos, um ... Read more

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  • Quincas Borba

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Quincas Borba is a brilliant and darkly ironic novel by Machado de Assis, one of Brazil's most celebrated literary masters. Blending sharp social satire with profound psychological insight, this unforgettable story explores ambition, illusion, greed, and the fragile boundaries between sanity and madness. At the heart of the novel is Rubião, a modest schoolteacher whose life takes an unexpected ... Read more

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  • The Devil's Church

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    by Machado de Assis, Leonardo Fróes ...
    Translated by Carlo Carrenho ...
    Series series Short Stories
    "The greatest writer ever produced in Latin America."Susan Sontag, writer and activist"The supreme black literary artist to date."Harold Bloom, literary criticThe Devil's Church ( A Igreja do Diabo) is a masterful short story from Brazil's most celebrated writer, Machado de Assis, originally published in 1883. In this wickedly clever satirical tale, the Devil himself decides to establish his own ... Read more

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  • Dom Casmurro

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Series series COLLECTION GREAT BRAZILIAN WRITERS
    Dom Casmurro is more than a novel; it is the relentless mirror of the human soul and the quintessential landmark of Brazilian Realism. Under the brilliant pen of Machado de Assis, we delve into the "Memoirs" of Bento Santiago, the melancholic and reclusive Dom Casmurro, who attempts to "tie up the two ends of his life" by recounting his youth on Rua de Mata-cavalos. The work is constructed as a ... Read more

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  • The Posthumous Memoirs Of Brás Cubas

    by Machado De Assis ...
    Dive into the whirlwind life and afterlife of Brás Cubas, a man who decides to tell his story from beyond the grave. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas is not your typical ghost story but a daring, humorous, and profoundly introspective journey through the eyes of a deceased narrator. This groundbreaking novel by Machado de Assis, a titan of Brazilian literature, blends dark comedy, ... Read more

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  • The Alienist and Other Stories

    by Machado de Assis ...
    In "The Alienist and Other Stories", Machado de Assis turns everyday life into an enigma and irony into a lens. The stories gathered here reveal characters shaped by quiet ambitions, persistent illusions, and truths that slip in through the cracks. With subtle humor and a gaze that loses neither tenderness nor sharpness, the author dismantles habits, exposes contradictions, and invites the reader ... Read more

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  • Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas é um romance escrito por Machado de Assis, e publicado em 1882.O livro retrata a escravidão, as classes sociais, o cientificismo e o positivismo da época, chegando a criar, inclusive, uma nova filosofia — mais bem desenvolvida posteriormente em Quincas Borba (1891) — o Humanitismo, sátira à lei do mais forte. Críticos escrevem que, com esse romance, Machado de Assis ... Read more

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  • The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

    by Machado de Assis ...
    The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis is a daring and brilliantly unconventional novel that revolutionized narrative fiction. First published in 1881, this landmark work of Brazilian literature is narrated by a man who has already died—free at last, as he claims, from the burdens of reputation, ambition, and social expectation. From beyond the grave, Brás Cubas recounts the ... Read more

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  • The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

    Machado de Assis

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839 – 1908) was a writer considered by many critics, scholars, writers, and readers to be the greatest name in Brazilian literature. Machado de Assis left a very extensive body of work, the result of half a century of literary labor, which includes plays, poetry, prologues, critiques, speeches, more than two hundred short stories, and several novels. "The ... Read more

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  • Aires Memorial

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Series Book 2 - Great Brazilian Writers Collection
    Published in 1908, Memorial de Aires is Machado de Assis' last novel and, at the same time, his literary testament. In this work, the author reaches the height of stylistic and emotional maturity, offering the reader a narrative of rare sensitivity and introspection. Counselor Aires, a retired diplomat and keen observer of life, records in his diary the events and reflections that mark the last ... Read more

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