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The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis

The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas Machado de Assis ebook
ISBN: 0195101707, 9780195101706
Page: 219
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Format: pdf

Brás Cubas is, himself, the book he is writing; he is his own memoir. A work so ''modern'' and bracing it's hard to believe it was penned in 1880. The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. 844 / Nana ——– Émile Zola. When we first started Open Letter, Machado de Assis's Epitaph of a Small Winner (aka, The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas)was one of the first books we tried to get the rights to. These are the first lines of chapter I of The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas. 842 / The House by the Medlar Tree ——– Giovanni Verga. Remembering Babylon by David Malouf. Of Love & Hunger by Julian Maclaren-Ross. The book is intelligent and quirky and, most impressively, laughs at itself. As an Acute and truthful observer Bras Cubas describes his life in 19th century Brazil. The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. 843 / The Portrait of a Lady ——– Henry James. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Page Count: 219. One dreads to think where Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis wrote The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas. I love that the books are organized by country, since I enjoy world literature. Language: English Released: 1998. It feels very contemporary, too, though it was written in the 1800s. GO The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas Author: Machado De Assis Type: eBook. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas has a lot of depth but it's a light, fun read. 841 / The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas ——– Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.