num_pages: 34
description: One of the best novels of Machado de Assis. In 1879 he began a long phase of Machado de Assis' maturity that was to last for thirty years. It was during this fruitful period that Memorias Postumas de Braz Cubas, Quincas Borbas, Historias Sem Data, Dom Casmurro, Varias Historias and other notable works were produced. The three tales by Machado de Assis in this volume are translated from his Varias Historias. That same bitter-sweet philosophy and gracious, if penetrating, irony which inform these tales are characteristic of his larger romances. He took little delight in nature and lacked the passionate, robust temperament that projects itself upon pages of ardent beauty. In the best of his prose works, however, he penetrates as deep as any of his countrymen into the abyss of the human soul. The reader will certainly love reading this amazing book! Enjoy reading Machado de Assis! Almost all sudents in Brazil had read this author in basic schools. See others books from the Editor and Author Samuel Rocha too!
language: English
title: Three Brazilian Tales by Machado de Assis: The Attendant's Confession / The Fortune Teller / Life
publisher: Studium Telecom