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OverviewAccompanied 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis , John Charles Chasteen , John Charles ChasteenPublisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.171kg ISBN: 9781603848527ISBN 10: 1603848525 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 15 March 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis 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 Author InformationJohn Charles Chasteen is Patterson Distinguished Term Professor of History, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |