Esau and Jacob : a novel /

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...

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Main Author: Machado de Assis, 1839-1908 (Author)
Other Authors: Lowe, Elizabeth, 1947- (Translator), Borges, Dain Edward (Editor, writer of foreword.), Moisés, Carlos Felipe, 1942-2017 (writer of afterword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780199761937
0199761930
1280595051
9781280595059
9786613624888
6613624888
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary: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 a 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 276 pages)
Language Note:Translated from the Spanish.
Series:Library of Latin America.
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