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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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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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Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS FIC MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		032898

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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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