Counselor Ayres' Memorial - Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

Counselor Ayres' Memorial

Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
1982
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-04775-4 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
A retired Brazilian diplomat (Ayres) recounts the love affair of a young widow who would rather be faithful to her dead Romeo. In this book, how she rejoins the world of the living, rekindling Ayres' spirit as well, is told with muted allusions to Brazil's plantation life and its emancipation of the slaves.
"A small masterwork, freshly translated , by one of the great novelists of the 19th century. A retired Brazilian diplomat (Ayres) recounts the love affair of a young widow who would rather be faithful to her dead Romeo. How she rejoins the world of the living, rekindling Ayres' spirit as well, is told with muted allusions to Brazil's plantation life and its emancipation of the slaves."--Chicago Tribune "This novel first appeared in 1908 , the year of Machado de Assi s' death . . It is a mild story, mildly told with a muted form of irony . . it is without self-pity, an elegiac book ...unmistakably the work of a masterful writer."--Kirkus Reviews "Packed with wit, with compassion, with valiant self-knowledge. It is an experience I urge you to undertake."--Cleveland Plain Dealer "A novel as ironic as any of Machado's earlier fiction, but with a new sense of ripeness and tender regard for those whom life tries and tests. It is a last fitting monument to the art of Machado de Assis."--Nation

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (21 June 1839 - 29 September 1908), was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. Helen Caldwell is a scholar and Brazilianist from California. Her work focuses on the 19th century Brazilian writer Machado de Assis.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.7.1992
Einführung Helen Caldwell
Übersetzer Helen Caldwell
Verlagsort Berkerley
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 272 g
Themenwelt Literatur Romane / Erzählungen
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-520-04775-3 / 0520047753
ISBN-13 978-0-520-04775-4 / 9780520047754
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