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Reliquias de Casa Velha
Paperback
Publisher Price: $18.95
ISBN13: 9781636524863
Publisher: Black Legacy Press
Published: Dec 2 2025
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
RelÃquias de Casa Velha is a collection of short stories and prose pieces by Machado de Assis that showcases the author's mastery of psychological insight, irony, and social observation. First published in 1906, this volume gathers works that explore memory, domestic life, moral ambiguity, and the quiet dramas hidden beneath everyday experiences.
Through subtle narration and refined wit, Machado examines human vanity, love, regret, ambition, and self-deception. Many of the stories reflect on the passage of time and the emotional weight of the past, treating personal recollections as relics preserved within the private spaces of home and mind. His restrained style and understated humor allow deeper truths about society and character to emerge naturally.
Elegant and intellectually rich, RelÃquias de Casa Velha stands as an essential work for understanding Machado de Assis's mature literary voice. It offers readers a thoughtful and intimate portrait of Brazilian society while reaffirming the author's position as one of the greatest figures in world literature.
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