The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil
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Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers.
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- Paperback | 152 pages
- 140 x 216 x 9.91mm | 171g
- 15 Mar 2013
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Cambridge, MA, United States
- English
- UK ed.
- 1603848525
- 9781603848527
- 571,470
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This beautifully translated selection of stories is a wonderful introduction to Brazil's--and Latin America's--greatest writer. Chasteen has done us all a great service by providing this wonderful volume to introduce and entice readers into the wonders of Brazilian culture. --Marshall C. Eakin, Vanderbilt University
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About Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
John Charles Chasteen is Patterson Distinguished Term Professor of History, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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