Joaquim Maria Machado De Assis (1839 - 1908), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis or just Machado, was a celebrated Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He was widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian writer of all time, and as one of the world's greatest novelists and short story writers. In his honor, the Brazilian Academy of Letters founded the Prêmio Machado de Assis (Machado de Assis Prize), the most prestigious literary award in Brazil. Rhett McNeil is a scholar, critic, and literary translator from Texas. His translations include novels and short stories from some of the most innovative and accomplished authors on the world literary scene, including Antônio Lobo Antunes, Enrique Vila-Matas, Gonçalo M. Tavares, João Almino, A.G. Porta, as well as the Brazilian master, Machado de Assis. Rhett McNeil is a scholar, critic, and literary translator from Texas. His translations include novels and short stories from some of the most innovative and accomplished authors on the world literary scene, including Antônio Lobo Antunes, Enrique Vila-Matas, Gonçalo M. Tavares, João Almino, A.G. Porta, as well as the Brazilian master, Machado de Assis.

A prodigy of accomplishment... deserving of a permanent place in world literature. -- Susan Sontag I couldn't believe he lived as long ago as he did. You would've thought he wrote it yesterday... Great wit, great originality and no sentimentality. -- Woody Allen Machado de Assis does not belong to the Romantic and Realist current of nineteenth-century Spanish America; instead, he revives the great tradition of La Mancha: the tradition of Cervantes-Sterne-Diderot... Better yet: Machado de Assis is a miracle. -- Carlos Fuentes A rare opportunity to explore Machado de Assis' experimentation, particularly through ten stories translated into English for the first time. Rain Taxi

Joaquim Maria Machado De Assis (1839 - 1908), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis or just Machado, was a celebrated Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He was widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian writer of all time, and as one of the world's greatest novelists and short story writers. In his honor, the Brazilian Academy of Letters founded the Prêmio Machado de Assis (Machado de Assis Prize), the most prestigious literary award in Brazil. Rhett McNeil is a scholar, critic, and literary translator from Texas. His translations include novels and short stories from some of the most innovative and accomplished authors on the world literary scene, including Antônio Lobo Antunes, Enrique Vila-Matas, Gonçalo M. Tavares, João Almino, A.G. Porta, as well as the Brazilian master, Machado de Assis. Rhett McNeil is a scholar, critic, and literary translator from Texas. His translations include novels and short stories from some of the most innovative and accomplished authors on the world literary scene, including Antônio Lobo Antunes, Enrique Vila-Matas, Gonçalo M. Tavares, João Almino, A.G. Porta, as well as the Brazilian master, Machado de Assis.

A prodigy of accomplishment... deserving of a permanent place in world literature. -- Susan Sontag I couldn't believe he lived as long ago as he did. You would've thought he wrote it yesterday... Great wit, great originality and no sentimentality. -- Woody Allen Machado de Assis does not belong to the Romantic and Realist current of nineteenth-century Spanish America; instead, he revives the great tradition of La Mancha: the tradition of Cervantes-Sterne-Diderot... Better yet: Machado de Assis is a miracle. -- Carlos Fuentes A rare opportunity to explore Machado de Assis' experimentation, particularly through ten stories translated into English for the first time. Rain Taxi