{"product_id":"counselor-ayres-memorial-paperback","title":"Counselor Ayres' Memorial - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoaquim M. Machado De Assis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHelen Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \"Packed with wit, with compassion, with valiant self-knowledge. It is an experience I urge you to undertake.\"--\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e \"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis\u003c\/b\u003e (21 June 1839 - 29 September 1908), was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. \u003cb\u003eHelen Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar and Brazilianist from California. Her work focuses on the 19th century Brazilian writer Machado de Assis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.54 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 1982\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133530738823,"sku":"9780520047754","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e6af7e6b1a1581bfe515791572de8915.webp?v=1732634806","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/counselor-ayres-memorial-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}