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Title: Quincas Borba (Library of Latin America) by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Gregory Rabassa, Joaquim M. De Assis, David T. Haberly, Celso Favaretto ISBN: 0-19-510682-2 Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand Pub. Date: January, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A poignant satire of 19th century Brazil
Comment: "Quincas Borba" is one of a series of fine novels by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. The author, who died in 1908, is one of the major figures of 19th century South American literature. "Quincas Borba" is a sort of companion volume to another of the author's novels, "The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas." While "Quincas Borba" does not, in my opinion, attain the level of literary inventiveness of its companion novel, it is still a fascinating, and ultimately moving, piece of fiction. It has been translated into a smooth English by Gregory Rabassa.
"Quincas Borba" tells the story of Rubiao, who inherits a fortune, as well as a pet dog, from the eccentric philosopher Quincas Borba. Curiously, the dog is also named Quincas Borba. The novel follows Rubiao as he attempts to find love and fulfillment in 19th century Brazil.
The novel contains many ironic comments on the craft of writing itself, and examines the political, sexual, and economic complexities of Rubiao's world. The author's writing is peppered with intriguing cultural allusions: Poe, Shakespeare's "Othello," Homer, Mozart, Kant, Dante's "Inferno," and more.
"Quincas Borba" is an effective mix of comedy and tragedy. Machado de Assis writes with both insight into and compassion for the human condition. Those interested in 19th century literature, Latin American studies, or the development of the novel should definitely read this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: A masterpiece of world literature!
Comment: This is one of the best books I've ever read! The story of the ascencion and fall of a man, his sanity and madness, make us think about our human condition. Machado de Assis is undobted the best Brazilian writer.
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Title: Dom Casmurro (Library of Latin America) by Joaquim M. Machado de Assis, John A. Gledson ISBN: 0195103092 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Joaquim Maria Machado De Assis, Gregory Rabassa, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Joaquim M. De Assis, Gilberto Pinheiro Passos ISBN: 0195101707 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos, Ralph Edward Dimmick ISBN: 0292701330 Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: 1971 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Rebellion in the Backlands by Euclides Da Cunha, Euclides Da Cunha, Samuel Putnam ISBN: 0226124444 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: August, 1985 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado De Assis, William L. Grossman ISBN: 0374521921 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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