Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

Now considered a progenitor of South American fiction, Machado de Assis’s highly experimental novel is finally rendered as a stunningly contemporary work. Narrating from beyond the grave, Br?s Cubas–an enigmatic, amusing and frequently insufferable antihero–describes his childhood spent tormenting household slaves, his bachelor years of torrid affairs, and his final days obsessing over nonsensical poultices. “Rejuvenated” (Pradeep Niroula, Chicago Review of Books) by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson’s fresh new translation, Posthumous Memoirs of Br?s Cubas is a work of acerbic mockery and deep pathos that offers a bird’s-eye view of how Machado de Assis launched the canon of modernist fiction.”Sprinkled with epigrams, dreams, gags and asides, the story teases, dances and delights.”–Economist

Author: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 08/17/2021
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.13h x 4.59w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9781324090502
Language: English