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I didn't start out to read Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis for this theme read, but it fits the requirements so I will comment on it her. Machado de Assis is said by some to be Brazil's finest writer; I have no idea if this is true, as I don't think I've read any other Brazilian literature. ...
#82. Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
What I found most interesting about this novel, the story of a self-described "morose, tight-lipped man withdrawn within himself" who recalls his childhood romance and later marriage and jealousy, interspersed with his interactions with his extended ...
#82. Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
What I found most interesting about this novel, the story of a self-described "morose, tight-lipped man withdrawn within himself" who recalls his childhood romance and later marriage and jealousy, interspersed with his interactions with his extended ...
... Fludd and her harrowing but utterly compelling memoir, Giving up the Ghost. And I just finished the strangely modern Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis.
... Hlary Mantel's remarkable memoir, Giving up the Ghost, while I was recovering from the flu, and am now back to Dom Casmurro (although I had to start again from the beginning since the flu erased my memory of the few chapters I'd already read).
I'm in Brazil in the late 19th century with Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis.
I am reading Don Casmurro by Machado de Assis and How Markets Fail by John Cassidy. Both are interesting; however, I am actually not reading either of them now because I have a cold and I'm reduced to flipping through magazines or watching stupid TV. I may dig out and reread an old ...
re: Assis
Assis has always been a part of my imaginary. I really love him, but Dom Casmurro has to be Assis' greatest work
Relating to the dificulty in finding assis's works I think it has to do with it being a translated author. English speaking nations just don't translate as many works ...
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10)Dom Casmurro by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
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Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis is a novel by one of the greatest Brazilian writers. Also The Lost Steps by Alejo Carpentier who was Cuban/French. Broad and alien is the world by Ciro Alegria is, I believe, Peruvian. I would check to see if Manuel Puig, Mario Vargas Llosa ...
Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis.
Edit: Oh, sorry, I didn't notice this was about contemporary authors, which he isn't.
Hi everyone, this is my first message to the group. I am looking for a good translation of Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis. I am Brazilian, but this would be a gift for an American friend. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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56. Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
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