Quincas Borba (Paperback, New Ed)


Machado de Assis is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil. Quincas Borba is one of his four most important novels and features some of the same characters as Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas. The main character of this novel is a well-meaning country fellow who moves to the city with his dog, Quincas Borba, named after the mad philosopher who was his previous owner. As the dog's new owner explores the social, political, and commercial world of the city, he also tries to come to grips with the motives that lie behind every human action and begins to ponder what madness really is. Despite the "heavy" messages behind this book, the narration is light-hearted, allowing readers to laugh both at the foibles of society and at themselves.

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Machado de Assis is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil. Quincas Borba is one of his four most important novels and features some of the same characters as Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas. The main character of this novel is a well-meaning country fellow who moves to the city with his dog, Quincas Borba, named after the mad philosopher who was his previous owner. As the dog's new owner explores the social, political, and commercial world of the city, he also tries to come to grips with the motives that lie behind every human action and begins to ponder what madness really is. Despite the "heavy" messages behind this book, the narration is light-hearted, allowing readers to laugh both at the foibles of society and at themselves.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Oxford UniversityPress

Country of origin

United States

Series

Library of Latin America

Release date

September 1999

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

April 1999

Authors

Translators

Editors

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Dimensions

210 x 139 x 22mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

316

Edition

New Ed

ISBN-13

978-0-19-510682-4

Barcode

9780195106824

Categories

LSN

0-19-510682-2



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