{"product_id":"dom-casmurro-paperback-2","title":"DOM Casmurro - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoaquim Maria Machado De Assis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Jull Costa\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRobin Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1899, \u003cem\u003eDom Casmurro\u003c\/em\u003e is widely considered to be Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis's masterpiece and a progenitor of twentieth-century Latin American fiction. This exuberant new translation captures all the hilarious, maddening, and utterly compelling idiosyncrasies of one of Machado's most complex characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBento Santiago, our charismatic yet exceedingly unreliable narrator, nicknamed by his enemies Dom Casmurro, has become a bit of a recluse in old age. He spends his days reading and mourning the past in a house built as a replica of his childhood home. One day, musing over the painted busts of Nero, Augustus, Masinissa, and Caesar, he is inspired to write his own story, a tale of equally epic proportions. Or so, at least, he thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Yes, let us begin by evoking a famous November afternoon, one I will never forget,\" he writes, recalling the day he fell in love with his childhood sweetheart, Capitu. Thus he transports readers back to his youth in a once fashionable neighborhood, when he and Capitu were neighbors playing innocently in the backyard. But after overcoming many obstacles, Bento's happy-ever-after ending proves short-lived when he is consumed by paranoia and jealousy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once oblivious and obsessive, Bento becomes a strangely engaging antihero as he mines the repercussions of his suspicions against the backdrop of a rapidly modernizing Rio de Janeiro. Eloquently translated by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson--the same duo that sparked a Machado renaissance with their brilliant translations of \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePosthumous Memoirs of Brás Cuba\u003c\/em\u003es--and brimming with his signature charm, \u003cem\u003eDom Casmurro\u003c\/em\u003e is a subversive and groundbreaking dark comedy from one of Brazil's greatest authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695340261439,"sku":"9781324095149","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/310da5589b00cb61befe345c5ac80fb3.webp?v=1765003461","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dom-casmurro-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}