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University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition
Krista
Brune
Associate Professor of Portuguese and Spanish
Book Title: The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
Author: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (translated by Flora Thomson-DeVeaux
Selection Statement:
This inventive 1881 novel by one of Brazil's greatest writers first captured my interest as an undergraduate learning Portuguese. With each rereading for my research and teaching, I discover additional layers and meanings of the text. Thomson-DeVeaux’s 2020 translation teases out this complexity with her nuanced language, careful research, and detailed notes that help to elucidate the novel’s historical context while bringing Machado’s prose to life in English.
Year: 2022