The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil

Author:   Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ,  John Charles Chasteen ,  John Charles Chasteen
Publisher:   Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
ISBN:  

9781603848527


Pages:   152
Publication Date:   15 March 2013
Format:   Paperback
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The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil


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Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers.

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Author:   Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ,  John Charles Chasteen ,  John Charles Chasteen
Publisher:   Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint:   Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.171kg
ISBN:  

9781603848527


ISBN 10:   1603848525
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   15 March 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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This beautifully translated selection of stories is a wonderful introduction to Brazilsand Latin Americasgreatest 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 Chasteens free translations convey the spirit of Machados stories; they feel like what Machado might have written in todays English. Chasteens translation of The Alienist is exceptionally good: I have never enjoyed the story as much in Portuguese as in Chasteens version, which captures the narrative shifts and reversals with great timing. Dain Borges, University of Chicago


This beautifully translated selection of stories is a wonderful introduction to Brazils -- and Latin Americas -- 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 Chasteens free translations convey the spirit of Machados stories; they feel like what Machado might have written in todays English. Chasteens translation of The Alienist is exceptionally good: I have never enjoyed the story as much in Portuguese as in Chasteens version, which captures the narrative shifts and reversals with great timing . -- Dain Borges, University of Chicago


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John Charles Chasteen is Patterson Distinguished Term Professor of History, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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