Rediscovering One of the Wittiest Books Ever Written
The New Yorker
Long forgotten by most, “The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas,” by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, is a glittering masterwork and an unmitigated joy to read.
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