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  • The Devil's Church

    Literatura

    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

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

    A Novel

    by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ...
    Translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Robin Patterson ...
    “Is it possible that the most modern, most startlingly avant-garde novel to appear this year was originally published in 1881?”—Parul Sehgal, New York TimesNow considered a progenitor of South American fiction, Machado de Assis’s highly experimental novel is finally rendered as a stunningly contemporary work. Narrating from beyond the grave, Brás Cubas—an enigmatic, amusing and frequently ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

    by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Flora Thomson-DeVeaux ...
    Translated by Flora Thomson-DeVeaux ...
    **"One of the wittiest, most playful, and . . . most alive and ageless books ever written." --Dave Eggers, The New YorkerA revelatory new translation of the playful, incomparable masterpiece of one of the greatest Black authors in the AmericasA Penguin Classic**The mixed-race grandson of ex-slaves, Machado de Assis is not only Brazil's most celebrated writer but also a writer of world stature, who ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Secret Cause

    by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ...
    The disquieting pleasures of a forty-year-old man are gradually made clear to a young doctor in this short story by the great Brazilian Machado de Assis.Length: 4,000 words.Date of English translation: 2012. ... Read more

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  • Coimbra the Clerk

    by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ...
    The aging clerk Coimbra no longer believes in much. Not even his long-standing faith in the lottery--"I'm no longer of the age to hope," he admits--is entirely steadfast. He resolves, then, to buy one last ticket, for the drawing for the huge sum of five hundred contos.Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuenGenre: short storyLength: 5,000 words ... Read more

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    The Fortune Teller

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Narrated by Voz Sintética ...

    Abridged

    26 min

    "The Fortune Teller" by Machado de Assis tells the story of Rita, a married woman who, in the midst of a secret romance, consults a fortune teller in search of answers about her future. The plot explores themes such as superstition, fate, and betrayal, revealing the complexities and ironies of human relationships in an intriguing and engaging way. ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Dom Casmurro

    A Novel

    by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ...
    Translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Robin Patterson ...
    A masterpiece of realism, Machado de Assis’s Dom Casmurro probes the mind of a distrustful husband with delusions of grandeur.Originally published in 1899, Dom Casmurro is widely considered to be Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis’s masterpiece and a progenitor of twentieth-century Latin American fiction. This exuberant new translation captures all the hilarious, maddening, and utterly compelling ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • 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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  • Artistic Research

    Charting a Field in Expansion

    Edited by Paulo de Assis, Lucia D'Errico ...
    Series series Artistic Research
    Artistic Research: Charting a Field in Expansion provides a multidisciplinary overview of different discourses and practices, exploring cutting-edge questions from the burgeoning field of artistic research. Intended as a primer on artistic research, it presents diverse perspectives, strategies, methodologies, and concrete examples of research projects situated at the crossroads of art and academia ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

  • Sooner the Tarpeian Rock

    by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ...
    "People recall an abyss with pleasure; it is impossible to recall a bore without dread. Sooner the Tarpeian Rock than an author of ill repute."Genre: short storyLength: 1,500 wordsTranslated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen ... Read more

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  • The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

    by Joaquim Maria 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

    $4.80 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Alienist (Sofia Publisher)

    by Machado de Assis, Rodolfo Medeiros ...
    The Alienist story revolves around Dr. Simon Bacamarte, a psychiatrist who comes to the small town of Itaguaí and establishes a mental institution called Green House, where he conducts various experiments on the townspeople to determine who is sane and who is insane. This work explores themes of madness, power, and the ambiguity of truth, offering a satirical commentary on human nature and society ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus