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The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

by Machado de Assis

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"Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas," by Machado de Assis, is a novel narrated by the deceased Brás Cubas, who revisits his life, loves, and failures with irony and sarcasm. Critiquing 19th-century society, the work challenges narrative conventions and explores human vanity and hypocrisy with humor and depth.

First published 2020255 pages
800
Category
Literature
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Author works
3
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
800
Library of Congress (LCC)
P
Subjects
Aristocracy (Social class)AutobiographyContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)DeadFictionFiction, generalGhost storiesRomance brasileiroRomance literatureSocial life and customs
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ISBN 9786561332385English
DATE DUE
First published2020
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