Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

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  • Bibliography:
    32 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1977
  • Latest Book:
    June 2020
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Book List in Order: 32 titles

  • The Devil's Church and Other Stories

    The modem Brazilian short story begins with the mature work of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908), acclaimed almost unanimously as Brazil’s greatest writer. Collectively, these nineteen stories are representative of Machado’s unique style...

  • Counselor Ayres' Memorial

    "A small masterwork, freshly translated, by one of the great novelists of the 19th century. A retired Brazilian diplomat (Ayres) recounts the love affair of a young widow who would rather be faithful to her dead Romeo. How she rejoins the world of th...

  • Epitaph of a Small Winner


    “I am a deceased writer not in the sense of one who has written and is now deceased, but in the sense of one who had died and is now writing.†So begins the posthumous memoir of Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian. Though the g...

  • Philosopher or Dog?

    The rich and eccentric philosopher Quincas Borbas names his dog after himself because he knows his pet will outlive him. Quincas does die first, leaving his fortune to his friend Rube provided that he takes care for the dog. The dim-witted friend is ...

  • The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas

    "One of the wittiest, most playful, and . . . most alive and ageless books ever written." --Dave Eggers, The New YorkerA revelatory new translation of the playful, incomparable masterpiece of one of the greatest Black authors in the AmericasA Penguin...

  • Quincas Borba

    Along with The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas and Dom Casmurro, Quincas Borba is one of Machado de Assis' major works and indeed one of the major works of nineteenth century fiction. With his uncannily postmodern sensibility, his delicious wit, an...

  • The Posthumous Memoirs of Br S Cubas

    "Be aware that frankness is the prime virtue of a dead man," writes the narrator of The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas. But while he may be dead, he is surely one of the liveliest characters in fiction, a product of one of the most remarkable imag...

  • The Wager

    In this classic of South American literature, Aires returns home to his native, Rio after many years abroad and is captivated by a young widow whom he sees praying at her husband's graveside. Her charm and the tragic story of her brief marriage inc...

  • The Alienist

    A classic work of literature by “the greatest author ever produced in Latin America.†(Susan Sontag)   Brilliant physician Simão Bacamarte sacrifices a prestigious career to return home and dedicate himself to the budding field of psycholo...



  • Arms

  • The Machete

  • Botany Lesson

  • Midnight Mass

  • A Game

  • Holidays

  • A School Story

  • Trio in A Minor

  • Helena

  • Alienist & Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil

    Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers....



  • The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil

    Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern...

  • The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil

    Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers....

  • Resurrection

    This first novel in its debut English translation visits themes the author developed exquisitely throughout his career including marriage, memory, and perspective. In this insightful translation by Karen Sherwood Sotelino, and with an introduction by...

  • The Pale Woman

    Máximo, an impoverished young poet and student, inherits a fortune on the unexpected death of his godfather. His own fortunes, however, are not greatly improved.Genre: short storyLength: 5,400 words...

  • Obras de Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

    64 obras de Joaquim Maria Machado de AssisEscritor brasileiro, amplamente considerado como o maior nome da literatura nacional (1839-1908)Este livro apresenta uma coleção de 64 obras de Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.Índice inter...

  • The Hand and the Glove

    The later novels of Machado de Assis―notably Dom Casmurro and Esau and Jacob―are well known in this country, but the earlier novels have never been translated. Here, in The Hand and the Glove (the Brazilian master's second novel), rendered in Eng...

  • A Chapter of Hats: Selected Stories

    Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is the great Brazilian author of Philosopher or Dog? and Epitaph of a Small Winner, whose work is admired by writers as different as Salman Rushdie, Carlos Fuentes, Woody Allen and Susan Sontag. Taken from his mature peri...

  • Dom Casmurro

    A masterpiece of realism, Machado de Assis’s Dom Casmurro probes the mind of a distrustful husband with delusions of grandeur. Originally published in 1899, Dom Casmurro is widely considered to be Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis’s masterpiece and ...

  • Miss Dollar

    Ten short stories by the Brazilian master, most from his early, formative years. Most have never been translated to Engilsh before. Presented in Portuguese and English. The stories reflect the social values of Rio de Janeiro as the country makes a...

  • The Collected Stories of Machado de Assis

    New York Times Critics’ Best of the YearA landmark event, the complete stories of Machado de Assis finally appear in English for the first time in this extraordinary new translation.Widely acclaimed as the progenitor of twentieth-century Latin Amer...



  • Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

  • Poesias Completas

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  • Varias Historias

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis has published 32 books.

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas, was published in June 2020.

The first book by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, The Devil's Church and Other Stories, was published in January 1977.

No. Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis does not write books in series.
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