Immergiti in un mondo di storie: 400.000 audiolibri, podcast e ebooks a soli 9.99€/mese. Disdici quando vuoi.
Prova gratis per 14 giorniRacconti brevi
Enchanting fresh translations of the finest stories by the great Brazilian author Machado de Assis 'The greatest writer ever produced in Latin America' Susan Sontag Machado de Assis is one of the most enigmatic and fascinating story writers who ever lived. What seem at first to be stately social satires reveal unanticipated depths through hints of darkness and winking surrealism. This new selection of his finest work, translated by the prize-winning Daniel Hahn, showcases the many facets of his mercurial genius. A brilliant scientist opens the first asylum in his home town, only to start finding signs of insanity all around him. A young lieutenant basks in praise of his new position, but in solitude feels his identity fray into nothing. The reading of a much-loved, respected elder statesman's journals reveals hidden thoughts of merciless cruelty.
© 2022 Pushkin Press (Ebook): 9781782278085
Data di uscita
Ebook: 27 ottobre 2022
Racconti brevi
Enchanting fresh translations of the finest stories by the great Brazilian author Machado de Assis 'The greatest writer ever produced in Latin America' Susan Sontag Machado de Assis is one of the most enigmatic and fascinating story writers who ever lived. What seem at first to be stately social satires reveal unanticipated depths through hints of darkness and winking surrealism. This new selection of his finest work, translated by the prize-winning Daniel Hahn, showcases the many facets of his mercurial genius. A brilliant scientist opens the first asylum in his home town, only to start finding signs of insanity all around him. A young lieutenant basks in praise of his new position, but in solitude feels his identity fray into nothing. The reading of a much-loved, respected elder statesman's journals reveals hidden thoughts of merciless cruelty.
© 2022 Pushkin Press (Ebook): 9781782278085
Data di uscita
Ebook: 27 ottobre 2022
Entra in un mondo di storie
Ancora nessuna recensione
Scarica l'app per aggiungere una recensione
Italiano
Italia