Papeis Avulsos by Machado de Assis
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"Papeis Avulsos" by Machado de Assis is a short story collection published in 1882. This landmark work showcases the Brazilian master's satirical genius through tales that blur the lines between sanity and madness, wisdom and folly. From a tyrannical psychiatrist who questions who is truly insane, to a father teaching his son the art of hollow respectability, these stories dissect society with sharp wit and irony. Machado challenges scientific absolutism, social pretension,
and human vanity through inventive narratives that evoke Swift and Erasmo while pioneering distinctly modern literary techniques. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Machado de Assis, 1839-1908 |
|---|---|
| Title | Papeis Avulsos |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pap%C3%A9is_Avulsos |
| Contents | Advertência -- O alienista -- Teoria do medalhão: diálogo -- A chinela turca -- Na arca: três capítulos inéditos do Gênesis -- D. Benedita: um retrato -- O segredo do Bonzo: capítulo inédito de Fernão Mendes Pinto -- O anel de Polícrates -- O empréstimo -- A sereníssima república [conferência do cônego Vargas] -- O espelho: esboço de uma nova teoria da alma humana -- Uma visita de Alcibíades: carta do desembargador X ... ao chefe de polícia da corte -- Verba testamentária. |
| Credits |
Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues & Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (Images generously made available by the Bibliotheca Brasiliana Cuita e José Mindlin, Acervo Digital) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 52.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Portuguese |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Portuguese fiction -- 19th century |
| Subject | Short stories, Portuguese |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57001 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-57001-3 |
| Release Date | Apr 19, 2018 |
| Last Update | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1500 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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