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Quincas Borba (Portuguese Edition) Kindle Edition

Portuguese Edition by Machado de Assis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 796 ratings
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Rubião fitava a enseada, — eram oito horas da manhã. Quem o visse, com os polegares metidos no cordão do chambre, à janela de uma grande casa de Botafogo, cuidaria que ele admirava aquele pedaço de água quieta; mas, em verdade, vos digo que pensava em outra coisa. Cotejava o passado com o presente. Que era, há um ano? Professor. Que é agora? Capitalista. Olha para si, para as chinelas (umas chinelas de Túnis, que lhe deu recente amigo, Cristiano Palha), para a casa, para o jardim, para a enseada, para os morros e para o céu; e tudo, desde as chinelas até o céu, tudo entra na mesma sensação de propriedade. — Vejam como Deus escreve direito por linhas tortas, pensa ele. Se mana Piedade tem casado com Quincas Borba, apenas me daria uma esperança colateral. Não casou; ambos morreram, e aqui está tudo comigo; de modo que o que parecia uma desgraça...
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About the Author

Margaret Jull Costa, who has translated Javier Marías and José Saramago, lives in England.



Robin Patterson has translated José Luandino Vieira and lives in England.

 



Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908) was born in Rio de Janeiro and, as well as his seven short-story collections, wrote such groundbreaking novels as Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas, Dom Casmurro, Quincas Borba and The Alienist.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B085BDH1RT
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Livros (February 27, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 27, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Portuguese
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1791 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 452 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 796 ratings

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My name is Machado . I am the author of this book . this book gives us motivational Strength and also gives us moral value.

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ideaarchitect
1.0 out of 5 stars Errors in audio version? Erros na versao auto-falante?
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021
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C. F. Harrison
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and unprofessional
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2008
While this item contains the entire text of Quincas Borba, it is filled with typographical errors. Perhaps this should come as no surprise since on the back cover of this item, the main character's name is misspelled. Does Luso-Brazilian Books not have a Portuguese-reading copy-editor?

There is roughly one error per page. Most of these (merged words, unnecessary hyphens) are merely frustrating, but others seriously slow down the reading process, and in a few cases I had to consult an English translation to understand what certain sentences was trying to say.

This description doesn't just apply to Quincas Borba. Bras Cubas and Dom Casmurro are just as deficient. Memorial de Aires and Esau e Jaco probably are, too, but I've yet to read them.

My advice--either find another version of these texts or buy them used and super cheap from Luso-Brazilian Books.
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Lida RR
5.0 out of 5 stars Enriquecedor
Reviewed in Brazil on August 1, 2023
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Além de atender as necessidades do curso é uma leitura enriquecedora
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Beatriz Leone Constantino
5.0 out of 5 stars Gostei, bem bonitos
Reviewed in Brazil on January 7, 2024
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 Tenho todos da coleção, apenas esses 2 são da amazon. Entrega no prazo, com os produtos em bom estado. Gostei muito dessa linha da Martin Claret
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Beatriz Leone Constantino
5.0 out of 5 stars Gostei, bem bonitos
Reviewed in Brazil on January 7, 2024
Tenho todos da coleção, apenas esses 2 são da amazon. Entrega no prazo, com os produtos em bom estado. Gostei muito dessa linha da Martin Claret
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Brendon S. Santos
4.0 out of 5 stars Machado nunca decepciona
Reviewed in Brazil on April 23, 2021
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Quincas Borba é um verdadeiro novelão, que me deixou meio confuso (se bem que, pro Machado, não é uma grande novidade) com a quantidade de personagens, complexidade das relações e dinamismo da história. O primeiro livro que leio com um hexágono amoroso, k.
Dentre a sua tríade realista, achei o mais fraquinho. Porém, contudo, todavia, entretanto....... isso não significa muita coisa, visto que continua sendo maravilhoso.

Leiam, que não vão se arrepender.
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Mari
5.0 out of 5 stars Entrega super rápida
Reviewed in Brazil on December 29, 2023
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O pedido chegou muuito rápido, em perfeito estado, e é muito lindoo. Amo a escrita de Machado de Assis, e com certeza aproveitarei bastante a leitura.
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Mari
5.0 out of 5 stars Entrega super rápida
Reviewed in Brazil on December 29, 2023
O pedido chegou muuito rápido, em perfeito estado, e é muito lindoo. Amo a escrita de Machado de Assis, e com certeza aproveitarei bastante a leitura.
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Renata Caroline
5.0 out of 5 stars O melhor romance de Machado
Reviewed in Brazil on December 18, 2023
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Ver a capacidade que o autor tem de nos prender ao conteúdo é impressionante. Hora humano, hora cachorro, ao intercalar as vozes, o autor mostra sua genialidade e o porquê de ser reconhecido como o maior autor do Brasil até hoje.
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