Assis, Machado de

The Looking-Glass: Essential Stories (Pushkin Collection)

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ISBN 13:
9781782278078
author:
Assis, Machado de
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Pushkin Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2023
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
16.3 x 11.7 x 2 centimetres (0.3
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£11.44

Description

Brazil's greatest writer and author of short stories, Machado de Assis, presents a captivating collection of his finest work. This new selection showcases the many facets of his mercurial genius through fresh translations by prize-winning Daniel Hahn. A brilliant scientist opens the first asylum in his home town, only to find signs of insanity all around him. A young lieutenant basks in praise, but in solitude feels his identity fray into nothing. The reading of a much-loved elder statesman's journals reveals hidden thoughts of merciless cruelty. These stories, along with others like "The Fortune-Teller", "The Posthumous Portrait Gallery" and "Midnight Mass", offer a glimpse into the complexities of human nature. Through flashes of darkness and winking surrealism, Machado de Assis reveals that the human comedy is indeed universal, and in conflicts between man and society, society usually wins. This beautiful new collection invites readers to explore the many facets of his genius.

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