One of the greatest novels of Brazilian Literature, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas is narrated by a dead man who recounts the amorous misadventures of his unheroic life and explains his half-hearted political ambitions. While it is considered the first novel of Brazilian realism, its quirks seem refreshingly modern and make it unforgettably unlike anything written before or after it.
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Widely considered Brazil's greatest writer, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908) was a self-taught mestizo born in Rio de Janeiro who suffered from epilepsy and a tendency to stutter. But in spite of these difficulties Machado was known for his captivating, pleasant personality. In addition to writing the two most important works of Brazilian fiction, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas and Dom Casmurro, Machado helped found the Brazilian Academy of Letters and served as its first president until his death. The Academy then gained the nickname "House of Machado de Assis." While Machado's work covered nearly every literary genre, in was in the novel where he made his greatest contribution, introducing realism to Brazilian literature and even foreshadowing modernism with his psychological focus, quirky comments outside of the plot and tendency to blur the line between fiction and reality.
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There are various versions of this book available in Portuguese, and I chose this one because it was the cheapest. Well, you get what you pay for. The editors did a very poor job. There are mistakes like missing accents (é vs. e) and misplaced hyphens that distract the reader. It looks like they just copy-pasted the text from a source without ever reading it.
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cinco contos, alma sensível, coisa nenhuma, nesta página, disse ele, dizia ele, com efeito, disse ela, disse nada, alguma coisa, olhar para, dia seguinte, alguns instantes, nosso amor, mim mesmo, outro tempo, meu espírito, outra coisa, uma cadeira, naquele dia, por exemplo, cinqüenta anos, nossa casa, primeiros dias, mesma coisa Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Quincas Borba, Dona Plácida, Lobo Neves, Dona Eusébia, Brás Cubas, Rio de Janeiro, Passeio Público, Luís Cubas, Luís Dutra, Virgem Nossa Senhora, Doutor Vilaça, Meu Pai, Nunca Mais Browse Sample Pages:
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cinco contos, alma sensível, coisa nenhuma, nesta página, disse ele, dizia ele, com efeito, disse ela, disse nada, alguma coisa, olhar para, dia seguinte, alguns instantes, nosso amor, mim mesmo, outro tempo, meu espírito, outra coisa, uma cadeira, naquele dia, por exemplo, cinqüenta anos, nossa casa, primeiros dias, mesma coisa Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Quincas Borba, Dona Plácida, Lobo Neves, Dona Eusébia, Brás Cubas, Rio de Janeiro, Passeio Público, Luís Cubas, Luís Dutra, Virgem Nossa Senhora, Doutor Vilaça, Meu Pai, Nunca Mais Browse Sample Pages:
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