Statue of Machado de Assis at the Academia Brasileira de Letras
(Machado was the first president of the Academy)
Picture source“Time is an invisible web on which everything may be embroidered.” — Machado de Assis

A wonderful introduction to an author that I had not heard about until recently. If it is possible to make nihilism playful, Machado successfully achieved it. I’m looking forward to reading more by him, especially Dom Casmurro.

A summary of the posts on the book and the author:

Machado de Assis and The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas online resources

The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas discussion: Chapters 1 – 24
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas discussion: Chapters 25 – 61
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas discussion: Chapters 62 – 107
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas discussion: Chapters 108 – 160

The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas discussion: engaging the reader; also, compare and contrast