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Memorias Posthumas de Braz Cubas
by Machado de Assis
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Creators: Machado de Assis (1839-1908) "Memorias Posthumas de Braz Cubas" by Machado de Assis is a novel published in 1881. Narrated by a dead man from beyond the grave, this darkly comic autobiography traces the life of Brás Cubas, a privileged Brazilian born into Rio de Janeiro's elite. Through cynical wit and non-linear storytelling, the "defunto-autor" recounts his selfish childhood, failed loves, adulterous affair with Virgília, and futile pursuits of glory. This groundbreaking work launched Brazilian Realism while satirizing slavery, social class, and nineteenth-century society with unprecedented irony and pessimism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1920