The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil by Joaquim Maria Machado De Assis
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This beautifully translated selection of stories is a wonderful introduction to Brazil's--and Latin America's--greatest writer. Chasteen has done us all a great service by providing this wonderful volume to introduce and entice readers into the wonders of Brazilian culture. --Marshall C. Eakin, Vanderbilt University
Chasteen's free translations convey the spirit of Machado's stories; they feel like what Machado might have written in today's English. Chasteen's translation of The Alienist is exceptionally good: I have never enjoyed the story as much in Portuguese as in Chasteen's version, which captures the narrative shifts and reversals with great timing." --Dain Borges, University of Chicago
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| ISBN 13 | 9781603848527 |
| ISBN 10 | 1603848525 |
| Title | The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil |
| Author | Joaquim Maria Machado De Assis |
| Series | Hackett Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Year published | 2013-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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