by J. M. Machado de Assis · Círculo de Lectores. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422684589
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«Don Casmurro» is the novel by J. M. Machado de Assis, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (296 pages, in Spanish).
Bento Santiago, nicknamed Dom Casmurro, narrates in the first person his memories in Rio de Janeiro during the Second Empire: childhood with Capitu, the seminary, and a relationship marked by jealousy. The novel explores the fragility of memory and doubt, with echoes of Shakespeare's Othello.
Translation and preface by Pablo del Barco. Work originally published in 1899 under the title Dom Casmurro.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, sometimes called Bruxo do Cosme Velho, was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature. In 1897, he founded and became the first President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek later in life.
