The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
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The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas: (Library of Latin America)


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Newly translated by Gregory Rabassa and superbly edited by Enylton de Sá Rego and Gilberto Pinheiro Passos, this Library of Latin America edition brings to English-speaking readers a literary delight of the highest order.

About the Author :
Gregory Rabassa is the highly acclaimed translator of One Hundred Years of Solitude and many other works of Latin American fiction. Enylton de Sá Rego is a Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin. Gilberto Pinheiro Passos is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of São Paulo.

Review :
" A very great novel indeed."--The Nation "In superbly funny books, [Machado] described the abnormalities of alienation, perversion, domination, cruelty and madness. He deconstructed empire with a thoroughness and an esthetic equilibrium that place him in a class by himself."--The New York Times Book Review "Machado de Assis wrote some of the most deliriously adventurous fiction of the last century."--Lingua Franca "A tour de force of surprising modernity compared with the grim realism of the time. The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas displays a distinct voice--quiet, friendly, even cozy, yet full of wit and inventiveness. Cervantes comes to mind as a comparison,though the voice of Laurence Sterne (whom Machado acknowledges) can also be heard.... This is the language of visions spoken by a rogue who is trying to bedazzle and deceive the reader. Though there was an earlier translation of "The Posthumous Memoirs," here we are treated to Gregory Rabassa's magnificent new version."--The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria "A 19th-century classic of Brazilian literature....With a masterful translation by Rabassa."--Library Journal "Machado de Assis's novel...belongs to a long line of brilliantly odd and (relatively) outrageous works like Laurence Stern's Tristam Shandy and Xavier de Maistre's Voyage Around My Room.... A very great novel indeed."--Gary Amdahl, The Nation "In superbly funny books, [Machado] described the abnormalities of alienation, perversion, domination, cruelty and madness. He deconstructed empire with a thoroughness and an esthetic equilibrium that place him in a class by himself."--K. David Jackson, The New York Times Book Review "Machado de Assis wrote some of the most deliriously adventurous fiction of the last century."--Lingua Franca


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780195101706
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 141 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Series Title: Library of Latin America
  • Weight: 363 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0195101707
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 1999
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 218 mm


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