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The devil's church and other stories / Machado de Assis / trans. Jack Schmitt, Lorie Ishimatsu

By:

Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria, (, 1839-1908)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press , c1977.Description: xiii, 152 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0-292-77535-0

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DDC classification:

LAS FIC MAC

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Summary: Machado de Assis's achievement in both novels and poetry make him Brazil's paradigm of a writer. His novels are characterized "by a psychological insight as well as a broad view of social conditions in Brazil and the world. The seriousness of the realistic view is highlighted with ironic humor." Beginning as a romantic, Assis developed a style that embraced realism, naturalism, and symbolism.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS FIC MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		032898

Texas Pan American series

The Bonzo's secret.--Those cousins from Sapucaia.--Alexandrian tale.--The Devil's Church.--A strange thing.--Final chapter.--A second life.--Dona Paula.--The diplomat.--The companion.--Evolution.--Adam and Eve.--Eternal!--A celebrity.--Mariana.--A canary's ideas.--Pylades and Orestes.--Funeral march.--Wallow, swine!

Machado de Assis's achievement in both novels and poetry make him Brazil's paradigm of a writer. His novels are characterized "by a psychological insight as well as a broad view of social conditions in Brazil and the world. The seriousness of the realistic view is highlighted with ironic humor." Beginning as a romantic, Assis developed a style that embraced realism, naturalism, and symbolism.

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