In "The Secret Cause", Machado de Assis reveals the dark side of human nature through the love triangle formed by Garcia, Fortunato, and Maria Luísa. While Garcia harbors a...

In "A Famous Man," Machado de Assis portrays the irony of fame and the conflict between talent and artistic desire. The story follows a composer who, despite aspiring to...

Narrated in the form of a dialogue, the character "Counselor" tells a friend about his platonic passion for Quintília, the most coveted single woman in the city of Rio de...

Dive into the whirlwind life and afterlife of Brás Cubas, a man who decides to tell his story from beyond the grave. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas is not your typical...

In "Sapucaia's Cousins", Machado de Assis explores the capricious twists and turns of fate. The protagonist, a disenchanted young man visiting his cousins in the countryside,...

Raquel and Luísa are long-time friends who, despite the distance between them, continue to correspond almost monthly. Between court gossip, updates on their daily lives, and...

In "Dayless Dawn", Machado de Assis tells the story of the young poet Luís Tinoco, who, moved by his passions, believes he is destined for a brilliant future in literature and...

On the day of the wedding between Luís Duarte and Carlota Lemos, Machado de Assis invites the reader to take an ironic look behind the scenes of the ceremony and the social...

Exploring psychological dilemmas and material issues with his characteristic irony, Machado de Assis presents an anecdote between the notary Vaz Nunes and the frustrated dreamer...

In an informal and reflective tone, the narrator of "Fulano", by Machado de Assis, invites the reader to witness the reading of the will of Fulano Beltrão, a man who, over the...