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Counselor Ayres' Memorial (Paperback, New ed)
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Counselor Ayres' Memorial (Paperback, New ed)
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"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 the
living, rekindling Ayres' spirit as well, is told with muted
allusions to Brazil's plantation life and its emancipation of the
slaves."--Chicago Tribune "This novel first appeared in 1908 , the
year of Machado de Assi s' death . . It is a mild story, mildly
told with a muted form of irony . . it is without self-pity, an
elegiac book ...unmistakably the work of a masterful
writer."--Kirkus Reviews "Packed with wit, with compassion, with
valiant self-knowledge. It is an experience I urge you to
undertake."--Cleveland Plain Dealer "A novel as ironic as any of
Machado's earlier fiction, but with a new sense of ripeness and
tender regard for those whom life tries and tests. It is a last
fitting monument to the art of Machado de Assis."--Nation
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