Brás Cubas, a wealthy, idle man from nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro, narrates his own life from beyond the grave, saying he is a "dead author" rather than an author who died. He recounts his affair with Virgília, the married woman he never wins, his failed ambitions, his friend Quincas Borba, and the small cruelties of Brazilian society. The chapters are very short, digressive and sardonic.
It is for readers who enjoy playful, ironic classics in the tradition of Sterne, and for anyone curious about Latin American literature's origins. It suits those who like a novel that can be read in small pieces and gives a pessimistic but funny view of human vanity.
Deep, contemplative, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Wisdom Collector. Which reader are you?
- ISBN
- 9789505151905
- Language
- ES
