“ Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance. ” ― Roy T. Bennett
A sarcastic criticism of the science of its day, O Alientista tells the story of psychiatrist Simão Bacamarte, who convinces the town of Itaguaí to pay for an assylum, and begins to fill it with residents he believes insane. While the assylum at first h
A publicação de 'Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas' não só inaugura o Realismo no Brasil, como inicia a etapa mais complexa da obra de Machado de Assis. Com ela, aprofunda-se a sua análise da realidade e refina-se a sua linguagem, sendo considerada
When the mad philosopher Quincas Borba dies, he leaves to his friend Rubiao the entirety of his wealth and property, with a single stipulation: Rubiao must take care of Quincas Borba's dog, who is also named Quincas Borba, and who may indeed have assumed
Esau and Jacob is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman and her inability to choose between them. At another level, it is the story of Brazil itself, caught between the
A classic story of love and jealousy, Dom Casmurro is the story of Bento and his childhood love, Capitu, who overcome their parents' reluctance to marry. But Bento jealously suspects that their son is not his. But beyond this straightforward plot, Machado
Esta obra rastreia os contos de Machado em diversos jornais e revistas da época, num total de 218 narrativas organizadas em 4 volumes, por data de publicação, no período entre 1858 e 1907. Os contos são apresentados com notas explicativas sobre locai
The first novel by the undisputed master of Brazilian literature, Ressurreição (Resurrection, 1872) tells the story of Félix, an emotionally unstable and determined young man motivated by jealousy. Félix seeks to win the heart of Lívia, a widow, but
"Memorial de Aires" (1908) é o último romance de Machado de Assis, e o segundo atribuído ao último dos seus autores ficcionais, o conselheiro Aires, diplomata aposentado que já aparecera no romance anterior, "Esaú e Jacó" (1904). Aqui, encontramos
