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 assum…
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Weitere Autoren: Rabassa, Gregory (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-19-988039-3
- EAN: 9780199880393
- Produktnummer: 14000026
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'162 KB
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Gregory Rabassa is the preeminent American translator of Spanish and Portuguese, whose works include One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas. Celso Favaretto teaches at the University of São Paulo. David T. Haberly teaches at the University of Virginia.
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