Esau and Jacob (e-bog) af Assis, Joaquim Maria Machado de

Esau and Jacob e-bog

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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 a heroic biblical fable, Machado de Assis gives u...
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Forfattere Assis, Joaquim Maria Machado de (forfatter), Moises, Carlos Felipe (medforfatter), Lowe, Elizabeth (oversætter), Borges, Dain (redaktør)
Udgivet 30 november 2000
Genrer Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780199761937
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.