Machado de Assis Almanac

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOOK - INFORMATIONAL CATEGORY - FNLIJ 2009 This almanac delivers exactly what it promises: life, work, curiosities, literary witchcraft, everything you need to know about Machado de Assis, what he wrote, what his city (Rio de Janeiro) and his times were like, his friends, his most important characters, what he read, what he liked, his family, his loves. Anyone familiar with Machado de Assis's work will delight in this book, taking a journey through the life and work of the author of Dom Casmurro. For those unfamiliar with Machado de Assis's work, THE MACHADO DE ASSIS ALMANAC is a gateway to this fascinating world of Brazilian literature. Organized by Luiz Antonio Aguiar and illustrated with caricatures (of Machado) by the master of the genre, Jorge Guidacci, this almanac is far from theories and theses. It was written to facilitate, induce, win over, and guide people toward reading Machado. It seeks to popularize the best of our literature, with everything an almanac has to offer: data, information, context, curiosities, gossip, intrigue, mysteries, gaps, provocations... In addition to precious photos and indexes, Aguiar has gathered basic information about Machado's life. This book is the result of more than 20 years of research by the author, a Machado enthusiast. Delicious and informative, ALMANAQUE MACHADO DE ASSIS also includes a Who's Who of its main characters; a Map of the work to guide you in reading the chronicles, short stories, and novels; Curiosities, Secrets, Mysteries, and... Literary Witchcraft... These are things that only Machado and no one else created in the Brazilian literary universe.