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The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
Machado de Assis
Realism
1881
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The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
Original title: Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas (Português)
Machado de Assis
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The story
A deceased author narrates his own life in short, insolent chapters — inventing the modern novel in Portuguese along the way.
About the author
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908) founded the Brazilian Academy of Letters and is the most influential realist writer in Portuguese.
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