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Set in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the abolition of slavery in 1888, this tells the poignant story of an elderly diplomat captivated by a beautiful young widow. Imbued with autumnal sadness, it shrewdly and ironically portrays a man coming to terms with the passing of the world he knows, and with his own old age and death. De Assis (1839-1908) displays in his ninth novel the dry wit and measured understanding of human nature that earned him his reputation as Brazil's first major writer."" - Publishers Weekly. ""It is not enough to say that he is an important American novelist; he is one of the masters in either hemisphere."" - NY Times.
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Machado de Assis has been widely acknowledged as Brazil's greatest writer. He is the author of Dom Casmurro, Epitaphs for a Small Winner, Esau and Jacob, Quincas Borba, and Yayá Garcia.
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De Assis (1839-1908) displays in his ninth novel the dry wit and measured understanding of human nature that earned him his reputation as Brazil's first major writer. Avoiding the explosive political situation in late-19th-century Brazil (slavery had just been abolished), the book concerns itself with the small, self-contained world of the Rio bourgeoisie. It purports to be the journal of a retired diplomat named Aires whose literary efforts are sidetracked when he meets enchanting young widow Fidelia Noronha. Fidelia has come under the protection of the Aguiars, an elderly, childless couple who hope to reintroduce her into society and orchestrate a possible marriage. Aires gives up his dream that Fidelia will fall in love with him when the Aguiars' godson Tristao, a doctor and rising politician in Lisbon, returns to visit his native country. Both the Aguiars and Aires are delighted by the young people and do everything to throw them together. When Fidelia and Tristao, with the thoughtless, careless passion of youth, disappoint them, the elderly friends are forced to consider their own mortality and find solace among themselves.
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- PublisherPeter Owen Ltd
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0720607728
- ISBN 13 9780720607727
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
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