Esau and Jacob |
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| Author:
| Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria.
Lowe, Elizabeth |
| Editor:
| Borges, Dain |
| As told to:
| Moises, Carlos Felipe |
| Series title: | Library of Latin America |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-510811-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2000 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.05AUD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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Esau and Jacob is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman and her inability to choose between them. At another level, it is the story of Brazil itself, caught between the traditional and the modern, and between the monarchical and republican ideals. Instead of an heroic biblical fable, Machado de Assis gives us a story of the petty squabbles, conflicting ambitions, doubts, and insecurities that are part...
More DescriptionEsau and Jacob is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman and her inability to choose between them. At another level, it is the story of Brazil itself, caught between the traditional and the modern, and between the monarchical and republican ideals. Instead of an heroic biblical fable, Machado de Assis gives us a story of the petty squabbles, conflicting ambitions, doubts, and insecurities that are part of the human condition.