Name: Quincas Borba
SKU: 2560427
Price: 1159.00 TWD
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Author: Joaquim Machado De Assis
ISBN: 9780195106824

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joaquim Machado De Assis

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year

1999

Language

English

Pages

316

Format

Paperback

Weight

0.80

ISBN

0195106822

ISBN13

9780195106824

Edition No.

Synopsis "Quincas Borba "

Along with The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas and Dom Casmurro, Quincas Borba is one of Machado de Assis' major works and indeed one of the major works of nineteenth century fiction. With his uncannily postmodern sensibility, his delicious wit, and his keen insight into the political and social complexities of the Brazilian Empire, Machado opens a fascinating world to English speaking readers. When the mad philosopher Quincas Borba dies, he leaves to his friend Rubião the entirety of his wealth and property, with a single stipulation: Rubião must take care of Quincas Borba's dog, who is also named Quincas Borba, and who may indeed have assumed the soul of the dead philosopher. Flush with his newfound wealth, Rubião heads for Rio de Janeiro and plunges headlong into a world where fantasy and reality become increasingly difficult to keep separate. Brilliantly translated by Gregory Rabassa, Quincas Borba is a masterful satire not only on life in Imperial Brazil but the human condition itself.

Joaquim Machado De Assis

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Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908) fue un escritor brasileño fundamental, considerado el más grande de su país, que destacó como poeta, novelista, cuentista y cronista, fundador de la Academia Brasileña de Letras; su obra, que evolucionó del romanticismo al realismo psicológico, es conocida por su ironía, pesimismo y análisis social, destacando novelas como Memorias Póstumas de Brás Cubas y Don Casmurro

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