Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis (English) Paperback Book

Description: Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis One of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature The kind of humour that makes skulls smile Salman Rushdie FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description I am a deceased writer not in the sense of one who has written and is now deceased, but in the sense of one who has died and is now writing. So begins the posthumous memoir of Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian. While the grave may have given Cubas the distance to examine his rather undistinguished life, it has certainly not dampened his sense of humour. Epitaph of a Small Winner is one of the wittiest self-portraits in literary history. Author Biography Machado de Assis was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1839 and died in 1908. The author of numerous novels, including Dom Casmurro and Philosopher or Dog?, he is one of Latin Americas most treasured writers. Review Machado de Assis was a literary force, transcending nationality and language, comparable certainly to Flaubert, Hardy or James ... Epitaph of a Small Winner is clearly one of those books which we call definitive. It is there, complete, done: a study of ironic disillusionment couched in the most delicate suavity of despair New York Times Book Review No satirist, not even Swift, is less merciful in his exposure of the pretentiousness and the hypocrisy that lurk in the average good man and woman. Machado, in his deceptively amiable way, is terrifying New Republic A masterpiece of Epicurean irony New York Times Long Description I am a deceased writer not in the sense of one who has written and is now deceased, but in the sense of one who has died and is now writing. ....So begins the posthumous memoir of Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian. While the grave may have given Cubas the distance to examine his rather undistinguished life, it has certainly not dampened his sense of humour. Epitaph of a Small Winner is one of the wittiest self-portraits in literary history. Review Quote No satirist, not even Swift, is less merciful in his exposure of the pretentiousness and the hypocrisy that lurk in the average good man and woman. Machado, in his deceptively amiable way, is terrifying Promotional "Headline" One of the wittiest self-portraits in literary history. Details ISBN0747599041 Pages 240 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year 2008 ISBN-10 0747599041 ISBN-13 9780747599043 Format Paperback Publication Date 2008-09-01 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Edition 2nd Language English Birth 1839 Death 1908 DEWEY 869.3 UK Release Date 2008-09-01 NZ Release Date 2008-09-01 AU Release Date 2008-09-30 Author Machado de Assis Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:15383912;

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