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Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas - Machado de Assis (Clássicos da Literatura Brasileira) (Portuguese Edition) Kindle Edition

Portuguese Edition by Machado de Assis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas é um romance escrito por Machado de Assis, desenvolvido em princípio como folhetim, de março a dezembro de 1880, na Revista Brasileira, para, no ano seguinte, ser publicado como livro, pela então Tipografia Nacional.
O livro marca um tom cáustico e novo estilo na obra de Machado de Assis, bem como audácia e inovação temática no cenário literário nacional, que o fez receber, à época, resenhas estranhadas. Confessando adotar a "forma livre" de Laurence Sterne em seu Tristram Shandy (1759-67), ou de Xavier de Maistre, o autor, com Memórias Póstumas, rompe com a narração linear e objetivista de autores proeminentes da época como Flaubert e Zola para retratar o Rio de Janeiro e sua época em geral com pessimismo, ironia e indiferença — um dos fatores que fizeram com que fosse amplamente considerada a obra que iniciou o Realismo no Brasil.
Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas retrata a escravidão, as classes sociais, o cientificismo e o positivismo da época, chegando a criar, inclusive, uma nova filosofia, mais bem desenvolvida posteriormente em Quincas Borba (1891) — o Humanitismo, sátira à lei do mais forte. Críticos escrevem que, com esse romance, Machado de Assis precedeu elementos do Modernismo e do realismo mágico de escritores como Jorge Luis Borges e Julio Cortázar, e, de fato, alguns autores chamam-na "primeira narrativa fantástica do Brasil". O livro influenciou decisivamente escritores como John Barth, Donald Barthelme e Ciro dos Anjos e é notado como uma das obras mais revolucionárias e inovadoras da literatura brasileira. Mesmo depois de mais de um século de sua publicação original, ainda tem recebido inúmeros estudos e interpretações, adaptações para diversas mídias e traduções para outras línguas.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007DXMVT0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 25, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 25, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Portuguese
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 522 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,686 ratings

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aluna
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2013
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This book is a really great read, especially if your first language is Brazilian Portuguese. It is not my first language and I struggled with some of the more antiquated portuguese, but the humor in this book is unmatched. I couldn't put it down!
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Barbara
5.0 out of 5 stars Ebook falls short of the content
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2013
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The ebook has many typos and glitches, but the story is one of the best works by Machado de Assis. It is incredibly current in its criticism of society in general. Timeless, funny, witty.
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Emanuel Maia
5.0 out of 5 stars Um livro imperdível
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2010
Quem nunca leu esse livro na escola, faça-me o favor de recuperar o tempo perdido e comece agora.

Essa obra, publicada inicialmente em 1881, inovou a literatura brasileira ao trazer como narrador um morto ("defunto-autor") que conta como foi sua vida até aquele momento, o momento em que se encontra morto.

A obra percorre as venturas e desventuras de Brás Cubas, sendo os fatos contados como ele os viu, sentiu e viveu. Dessa forma, desvenda-se para o leitor todo as nuances do ser humano e da sociedade em que o narrador-defunto nos apresenta.

O enredo não nos conta uma história grandiosa, longe disso, durante a narração da vida desse homem de classe alta, nos deparamos apenas com as conquistas não realizadas, e a todo instante, Machado de Assis nos leva a torcer para que os planos e os amores de Brás realizem-se, apesar de já sabermos que no final ele acaba sozinho aguardando o primeiro verme a devorar suas carnes.

A genialidade de Machado de Assis nessa obra, encontra-se na capacidade de manter atualizado suas críticas a sociedade brasileira. As observações ácidas tecidas pelo defunto-autor, pertencente a classe alta carioca do século XIX, reverberam ainda nos dias de hoje.

Daí o prazer da leitura e a importância de seu texto, pois atualiza, de forma irônica, os processos em que nosso país foi formado, suas contradições e os desmandos que ainda estão presentes.

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Andre Carneiro
1.0 out of 5 stars Really low quality
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
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I thought “a book is a book” but this edition has so many typographical issues, bad font of varying sizes, margins that are so small that you have to read into the crevices… makes a good text so hard to read that I ordered a different edition and will toss this one out.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Possible a pirated book (Paperback)
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020
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The cover looks horrible, with some words cut off on the bottom of the front cover, the cover image itself extremely pixilated, and some of the first pages were cut wrong, as shown in the picture. The font of the front and back cover looks blurry as well.

Because some pages were folded when the book was cut, they do not line up properly when folded back as shown in the attached images.

Although the quality of the paper inside the book seems to be of good quality, this could possible be a bootleg copy of the 4th edition, judging by the poor and unprofessional quality of it. It just looks... off.
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Bread Sticks
2.0 out of 5 stars Possible a pirated book (Paperback)
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020
The cover looks horrible, with some words cut off on the bottom of the front cover, the cover image itself extremely pixilated, and some of the first pages were cut wrong, as shown in the picture. The font of the front and back cover looks blurry as well.

Because some pages were folded when the book was cut, they do not line up properly when folded back as shown in the attached images.

Although the quality of the paper inside the book seems to be of good quality, this could possible be a bootleg copy of the 4th edition, judging by the poor and unprofessional quality of it. It just looks... off.
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Vilma Yolanda
1.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn’t buy it again
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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Price might look tempting but no! Really Bad editing, more than 3 errors on every page, paper is very thin and letters are TINY!
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Vilma Yolanda
1.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn’t buy it again
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
Price might look tempting but no! Really Bad editing, more than 3 errors on every page, paper is very thin and letters are TINY!
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mscnln
2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2011
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There are various versions of this book available in Portuguese, and I chose this one because it was the cheapest. Well, you get what you pay for. The editors did a very poor job. There are mistakes like missing accents (é vs. e) and misplaced hyphens that distract the reader. It looks like they just copy-pasted the text from a source without ever reading it.
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Richard G.
1.0 out of 5 stars Low low quality. Don’t buy it.
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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The “book” is more like a pamphlet printed in someone’s garage or basement. While the cover looks nice, the pages are cheap, the layout is horrible and the print is incredibly small. It looks like whoever printed it cut and pasted from a word doc.
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Antonio Kauan
5.0 out of 5 stars amores e reflexões
Reviewed in Brazil on March 24, 2024
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Ao concluir este livro levo comigo o saber de quincas e as lembranças de Cubas, suas escolhas controversas tornou seu legado um nada.

Gosto da trama abordada no livro, seus dramas são cativantes e ao ler, mais queria saber seus desfechos. Termino-o com o gosto amargo da realidade, morre um homem sem alcançar suas ambições, solitário e rejeitado (tanto em meio politico quanto amoroso).

Miserável seja a realidade!
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J. L. Vasconcelos
3.0 out of 5 stars Poorly printed
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2022
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Cheap weird print. Great book, though.
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jpinto
1.0 out of 5 stars Não está bem reproduzida.
Reviewed in Spain on December 25, 2023
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É uma edição de custo reduzido. As capas reviram, embora tenham um toque agradável.
O tamanho da letra é muito pequeno, como seria de esperar.
Não há página sem uma ou mais palavras terem ficado sem espaço para a seguinte. É um erro de reproduçãograve.
Outro detalhe que não consigo desculpar numa edição é a falta de numeração das páginas... O mais elementar processador de texto produzia melhor.
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Suzana Zucchi
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic writer!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2021
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I really like this book. Fantastic history!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buena historia
Reviewed in Mexico on October 21, 2019
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Me gustó mucho la historia.
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