Machado de Assis and The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas online resources
His Wikipedia entry
A beautiful site created by the Academia Brasileira de Letras
Reading Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, an article from the Dalkey Archive Press
An essay by Susan Sontag Afterlives: The Case for Machado de Assis.
A few notes on his epilepsy
Academic Research Resources on Brazil, courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin
A brief survey of the short story part 47: Machado de Assis at The Guardian
There were several articles recently commemorating the 100th anniversary of his death:
- After a Century, a Literary Reputation Finally Blooms
- Machado De Assis: Genius at 100
- More Praise for Machado de Assis on the 100th Anniversary of his Death and a second article at the University of Rochester international literature site
- Speak, Memory at Newsweek
I could not find too much on The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (sometimes translated using the subtitle Epitaph for a Small Winner) outside of the general articles listed above. But here are a few items:
The Wikipedia entry on the book.
His works can be found on line (book form and audio) if you’re familiar with Portuguese. I have yet to find any online translations in English. I am reading the Library of Latin America version, translated by Gregory Rabassa. A preview of it can be found at Google Book Search.
Website for the movie Memórias Póstumas. (If anyone knows where an inexpensive DVD copy can be obtained–other than the Brown University library–please let me know)
William Michaelian
Looks like another good adventure, and a natural follow-up after Tristram Shandy. Thanks for the great links. And the Google Books result offers a tempting sample. I’ll be following with interest. . . .
Dwight
I had this lined up for a while and. when I read a little about it, everyone talked about how big an influence Tristram Shandy was. Since I wasn’t that familiar with it, I figured I better go with Sterne first.
The Library of Latin America books are prohibitively expensive, but I got a used copy for one third of the list at Powell’s. I only discovered the Google Books link yesterday (of course).
I have several major deadlines at work this week so we’ll see how soon I can get started on this…after reading most of the links, I’m looking forward to it!