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  • Quincas Borba

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Quincas Borba is a brilliant and darkly ironic novel by Machado de Assis, one of Brazil's most celebrated literary masters. Blending sharp social satire with profound psychological insight, this unforgettable story explores ambition, illusion, greed, and the fragile boundaries between sanity and madness. At the heart of the novel is Rubião, a modest schoolteacher whose life takes an unexpected ... Read more

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  • A Lady

    by Machado de Assis ...
    In "A Lady", Machado de Assis explores Mrs. Camila's struggle against time, vanity and aging. Obsessed with maintaining her youth, she refuses to accept the signs of aging, even as her daughter, Ernestina, grows into an adult. As her daughter seeks to marry and start a family, Ms. Camila faces the dilemma of giving up her own beauty and accepting old age. ... Read more

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  • Assi Manifesto

    by Natasha Kanapé Fontaine ...
    Translated from French by Howard ScottAssi Manifesto is a celebration of the Innu land in the tradition of Joséphine Bacon. This telluric power is reminiscent of Paul Chamberland’sTerre Québec. Natasha Kanapé’s challenge is to name her land, but also to reconcile opposites.In this collection of poetry, the author engages with the environment, colonialism, anxiety, anger, healing, solitude, and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Posthumous Memoirs Of Brás Cubas

    by Machado De Assis ...
    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 ghost story but a daring, humorous, and profoundly introspective journey through the eyes of a deceased narrator. This groundbreaking novel by Machado de Assis, a titan of Brazilian literature, blends dark comedy, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Democracy in Lebanon

    Political Parties and the Struggle for Power Since Syrian Withdrawal

    by Abbas Assi ...
    Minister Rafiq Hariri on 14 February 2005, was seen by many as an opportunity for Lebanon's fragile political system to move towards a more stable form of democracy. But contrary to these expectations, in the years since Syrian military withdrawal in April 2005, Lebanon has been plagued with sectarian and political unrest and conflict. Abbas Assi here explores the obstacles that impeded the ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • SOUL MAKEUP

    by EDUARDO RIBEIRO ASSIS ...
    A new line of makeup products promises to revolutionize the market, improving not only the look but also the self-esteem of the woman that use it.In addition to the standard beauty products like base, shadow, the woman should take a pill that would take away the stress and leave more active and confident.Anayara, director of marketing for products of famous industry experienced in herself to be ... Read more

    $1.37 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Alienist

    by Machado de Assis ...
    In "The Alienist", renowned physician Dr. Simão Bacamarte decides to found an asylum in the small town of Itaguaí to study madness. However, his obsessive quest to define sanity leads to the hospitalization of increasingly normal citizens—and the town is plunged into chaos. Machado de Assis brilliant satire questions the boundaries between reason and madness, power and science. ... Read more

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  • The Devil's Church

    Literatura

    by Machado de Assis, Leonardo Fróes ...
    Translated by Carlo Carrenho ...
    Series series Short Stories
    "The greatest writer ever produced in Latin America."Susan Sontag, writer and activist"The supreme black literary artist to date."Harold Bloom, literary criticThe Devil's Church ( A Igreja do Diabo) is a masterful short story from Brazil's most celebrated writer, Machado de Assis, originally published in 1883. In this wickedly clever satirical tale, the Devil himself decides to establish his own ... Read more

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  • Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas

    by Machado de Assis ...
    Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas é um romance escrito por Machado de Assis, e publicado em 1882.O livro retrata a escravidão, as classes sociais, o cientificismo e o positivismo da época, chegando a criar, inclusive, uma nova filosofia — mais bem desenvolvida posteriormente em Quincas Borba (1891) — o Humanitismo, sátira à lei do mais forte. Críticos escrevem que, com esse romance, Machado de Assis ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rubble

    A Novel

    by Seraj Assi ...
    Entombed in darkness with no hope of rescue, he must navigate the thin edge between life and death using only his hearing, sense of smell, and the volatile power of his imagination. Above him a genocide unfolds. Below, in his fragile pocket of air, he begins to witness it in ways no unburied survivor ever could. As hours blur into days, hallucination and reality weave together. Memories seep ... Read more

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  • Rubble

    by Seraj Assi ...
    In a world scarred by indiscriminate bombing, forced starvation, and mass displacement, a nameless survivor lies crushed beneath the rubble of a bombing—alive, but barely.Entombed in darkness with no hope of rescue, he must navigate the thin edge between life and death using only his hearing, sense of smell, and the volatile power of his imagination. Above him a genocide unfolds. Below, in his ... Read more

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  • The Alienist and Other Stories

    by Machado de Assis ...
    In "The Alienist and Other Stories", Machado de Assis turns everyday life into an enigma and irony into a lens. The stories gathered here reveal characters shaped by quiet ambitions, persistent illusions, and truths that slip in through the cracks. With subtle humor and a gaze that loses neither tenderness nor sharpness, the author dismantles habits, exposes contradictions, and invites the reader ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus