A kind of dialogue with Machado de Assis' previous novel, Memórias Póstumas de Bras Cubas, Quincas Borba shares the same characters and situations. In a narrative that mixes both first and third person, this novel tells the story of Rubiãõ, a former teacher who becomes a rich when he receives an inheritance from Quincas Borba, a rich philosopher who had lived as a beggar, and takes the responsibility for the philosopher's dog, also called Quincas Borba. But Rubião goes insane, looses his fortune and lives all alone, except for the dog Quincas Borba, as a beggar in his native city. Rubião finally dies, followed three days later by the dog. Both deaths are ignored.
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While this item contains the entire text of Quincas Borba, it is filled with typographical errors. Perhaps this should come as no surprise since on the back cover of this item, the main character's name is misspelled. Does Luso-Brazilian Books not have a Portuguese-reading copy-editor?
There is roughly one error per page. Most of these (merged words, unnecessary hyphens) are merely frustrating, but others seriously slow down the reading process, and in a few cases I had to consult an English translation to understand what certain sentences was trying to say. This description doesn't just apply to Quincas Borba. Bras Cubas and Dom Casmurro are just as deficient. Memorial de Aires and Esau e Jaco probably are, too, but I've yet to read them. My advice--either find another version of these texts or buy them used and super cheap from Luso-Brazilian Books.
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Não fique sem ler esta obra literária!,
This review is from: Quincas Borba (Clássicos da Literatura Brasileira) (Portuguese Edition) (Kindle Edition)
Aqui temos o a excelente literatura machadiana, que em meio a 'cousas', há muito o que aprender para a vida, mesmo porque é por meio da leitura literário que temos a chance de ver e analisar a nossa vida. Sem dúvidas!!! Este é um livro para estar em suas mãos, e assim, saborear, cada ironia do inteligentíssimo Machado de Assis!
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Carlos Maria, Maria Benedita, Quincas Borba, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Teresa, Vossa Senhoria, Padre Mendes, Rua da Harmonia, Maria Augusta, Major Siqueira, Rua da Ajuda, Praia Formosa, Cristiano Palha, Cristiano de Almeida, Vossa Majestade, Mas Rubiáo Browse Sample Pages:
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comissäo das, ficava mal, olhava para ele, mesma cousa, dez contos, lado para outro, qualquer cousa, alguma cousa, dous meses, foi andando, disse ele, outra cousa, com sono, alguns segundos, nas mäos, nosso amigo, disse ela, näo fosse, grande homem, olhou para, alguns passos, lhe parece, alguns instantes, alguns minutos, dez minutos Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Carlos Maria, Maria Benedita, Quincas Borba, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Teresa, Vossa Senhoria, Padre Mendes, Rua da Harmonia, Maria Augusta, Major Siqueira, Rua da Ajuda, Praia Formosa, Cristiano Palha, Cristiano de Almeida, Vossa Majestade, Mas Rubiáo Browse Sample Pages:
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- Quincas Borba (Library of Latin America) by Joaquim Machado de Assis on 5 pages
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- A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism: Machado de Assis (Latin America in Translation) by Roberto Schwarz in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Dictionary of Brazilian Literature by Irwin Stern on page 41, and page 42
- A Death in Brazil: A Book of Omissions by Peter Robb in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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