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The Posthumous Memoirs of Br?s Cubas
The Posthumous Memoirs of Br?s Cubas | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
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"Be aware that frankness is the prime virtue of a dead man," writes the narrator of The Posthumous Memoirs of Br?s Cubas. But while he may be dead, he is surely one of the liveliest characters in fiction, a product of one of the most remarkable imaginations in all of literature, Brazil's greatest novelist of the nineteenth century, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. By turns flippant and profound, The Posthumous Memoirs of Br?s Cubas is the story of an unheroic man with half-hearted political ambitions, a harebrained idea for curing the world of melancholy, and a thousand quixotic theories unleashed from beyond the grave. It is a novel that has influenced generations of Latin American writers but remains refreshingly and unforgettably unlike anything written before or after it. Newly translated by Gregory Rabassa and superbly edited by Enylton de S? Rego and Gilberto Pinheiro Passos, this Library of Latin America edition brings to English-speaking readers a literary delight of the highest order.
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Doppoetry
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Getting through this book feels so refreshing

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DrexEdit
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Sort of a mix of Jane Austen and John Kennedy Toole. The really unlikable MC was so vain, so egotistical, so shallow, so uncompassionate, so unempathetic, so DEAD, and astoundingly funny in the way complete buffoons are. Nothing much happens and the MC is irredeemable, but the journey of this story was quite enjoyable. I enjoyed this book very much! I think Machado de Assis might be my first Brazilian author. A good start! 😊

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DrexEdit
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#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

This is more than one sentence, but it absolutely gives you everything you need to know about this narrator. He‘s dead. He‘s definitely got an outsized opinion of himself! He‘s definitely going to talk down at you! This book is bananapants crazy! 😂👍

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Witty, modern, sarcastic, unapologetic, occasionally profound, and able to elicit laughter, eye-rolling, and knowing smiles of agreement tinged with amusement, this novel, written in 1880 by one of Brazil‘s greatest authors, is a marvel. Having just died, Brás Cubas, the titular character, decides to write the story of his life. What unfolds, with little rhyme or reason and lots of digressions, is well worth a read. Highly recommended.

DrexEdit I'm just starting this book this week. It is truly bananapants! I love it so far! 4y
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In this week‘s edition of “my husband really gets me...” Every so often, my husband comes across a book he thinks I might like and invariably said book shows up on our doorstep shortly thereafter. Super excited about this one—I‘ve heard a lot of good things about it.

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GingerAntics I‘m a little wary of translations, since sometimes (often times?) things get lost in translation, but I feel like this one is worth the risk. 4y
Texreader @GingerAntics Same! I‘ve been stung by what I believe to be bad translations but I‘ve read great ones too. I love that this article talks about the translator and translation so I think this one is worth a try as well. 4y
GingerAntics I didn‘t read the whole article. Which translation were they talking about. I put the penguin classics edition on my wishlist. It was just released yesterday, and is a new translation by Flora Thomson-DeVeaux. It‘s half the price of the other translation. 4y
Texreader @GingerAntics You picked the right translation. 4y
GingerAntics Oh good. I feel better about it now. 4y
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BarbaraBB
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This is the story of the Brazilian Bras Cubas, as told by himself after his death. The most he has achieved during his lifetime are the facts that he never had to work and never had children to pass on the burden of living life in this world.
In the meantime, he is unable to marry, to become a minister, to edit a newspaper succesfully and to patent some kind of miracle plaster. #1001books

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pilardib
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My recommendation for #bookssetinsouthamerica Probably Paulo Coelho is the most famous/read Brazilian author, but Machado de Assis is a classic of Brazilian literature. The title is self-explanatory :P "I am not exactly a writer who is dead but a dead man who is a writer". #southamerica #day2

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