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Epitaph of a Small Winner (Paperback, First)
MacHado De AssisIn these memoirs, Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian, examines (from beyond the grave) his rather undistinguished life in 160 short chapters that are filled with philosophical digressions and exuberant insights. A clear forerunner of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Jorge Luis Borges, "Epitaph for a Small Winner," first published in 1880, is one of the wittiest self-portraits in literary history as well as "one of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature" (Salman Rushdie).
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In these memoirs, Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian, examines (from beyond the grave) his rather undistinguished life in 160 short chapters that are filled with philosophical digressions and exuberant insights. A clear forerunner of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Jorge Luis Borges, "Epitaph for a Small Winner," first published in 1880, is one of the wittiest self-portraits in literary history as well as "one of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature" (Salman Rushdie).
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Imprint | Farrar Straus Giroux |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | FSG Classics |
Release date | April 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2008 |
Authors | MacHado De Assis |
Translators | William L Grossman |
Foreword by | Susan Sontag |
Dimensions | 211 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 209 |
Edition | First |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-374-53123-2 |
Barcode | 9780374531232 |
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LSN | 0-374-53123-4 |
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