Collected Stories of Machado de Assis

For the first time in English, the complete stories of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, a pivotal figure in 20th-century Latin American fiction, are collected in an extraordinary new translation. Known for his psychologically rich tales set in fin-de-siècle Rio de Janeiro, Machado's works explore the lives of down-and-out aristocrats and struggling spinsters through innovative narrative techniques. This comprehensive volume combines all seven of his short story collections, featuring 76 stories, including a dozen previously untranslated. The translation by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson seeks to establish Machado as a literary giant deserving of his place in the global literary canon.