num_pages: 320
description: When the mad philosopher Quincas Borba dies, he leaves to his friend Rubiao the entirety of his wealth and property, with a single stipulation: Rubiao 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, Rubiao 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.
language: English
title: Quincas Borba
titlecomplete: Quincas Borba
characters: Quincas Borba
genres: Novels, School, Portuguese Literature, Brazil, Literature, Latin American, Classics, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 6282
publisher: Oxford University Press