The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
The author dedicated this copy to the Biblioteca Nacional, the National Library of Brazil. | |
| Author | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis |
|---|---|
| Original title | Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas |
| Translator | Gregory Rabassa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (Eng. Trans. hardback edition) |
Publication date | 1881 (1 October 1997 Eng. translation) |
| Publication place | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 238 p. (Eng. Trans. hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-19-510169-3 (Eng. Trans. hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 35586796 |
| 869.3 20 | |
| LC Class | PQ9697.M18 M513 1997 |
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (Portuguese: Memorias Posthumas de Braz Cubas, modern spelling Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas), also translated as Epitaph of a Small Winner, is a novel by the Brazilian writer Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis that is regarded as one of the greatest works of Brazilian literature. The book is presented as the memoirs of its protagonist, Brás Cubas, as told from beyond the grave.
Published in 1881, the novel has a unique style of short, erratic chapters shifting in tone and style. Instead of the clear and logical construction of a normal nineteenth-century realist novel, the novel makes use of surreal devices of metaphor and playful narrative construction.