Ascension - Life and Work of Machado de Assis (Vol. 2)

When he published, in 1981, THE LIFE AND WORK OF MACHADO DE ASSIS, R. Magalhães Júnior gave a new direction to studies on the life and work of this extraordinary Brazilian writer. He revealed new aspects, destroying the image of a cold and distant man, disconnected from the reality of the country and uninterested in its social and political problems. Revised and expanded, the work now takes on a new look for the centennial celebrations of Machado's death. And it remains the most important biography of the Wizard of Cosme Velho. The book provides everything one needs 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, and his loves. It also examines the developments