Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas (Epitaph of a Small Winner) - Machado De Assis BOOK REVIEW

[@felipecavalheiro7971]

English: I will die for love American: I will die for my country Russian: I will die Machadão: I am already dead, lol

[@luizantonio0808]

Lol that got me

[@luiza8905]

this is so fucking good dear lord

[@abbyagust]

I saw a meme, and it had said it like this: English: I will die for honor French: I will die for love American: I will die for freedom Russian: I will die lol

[@bergspot]

@@abbyagust exactly so... The love part is what the French would say.

[@ya-ro6ff]

russian i will die KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[@anaveras5451]

Uploads this video: Every Brazilian reader ever: screams

[@vfa9761]

I did it right now! 😍🤩

[@annalima7166]

MEEE

[@DessahLS]

Yup!

[@savinsnsn]

14 yo brazillian readers: *screams

[@guilhermetonon7267]

😂😂😂👍✌️

[@talic-os5899]

For the Brazilians around this comment section, recently I found out that a Korean friend of my had to read Meu Pé de Laranja Lima in school... In Korea. And she loves it. Thought it was quite curious.

[@CerealForMe]

"And she loves it." at what age did she read it?

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

I find the XX-century works very reader friendly. The ones that came before that, not so much.

[@talic-os5899]

@@CerealForMe I don't know what age, but... School age XD I believe middle school. It was pretty interesting, since she didn't even know it was from Brazil

[@CerealForMe]

@@talic-os5899 I asked because I figured you would have to be older to like it. It was my least favorite book growing up, I HATED IT, didn't even finish it XD

[@catboyYuta]

IU, a South Korean singer made a song about that book called "Zezé", it's one of her favorite books. She suffered a lot of backlash because people considered the lyrics inappropriate...

[@LeonardoSFagundes]

>Brazilian author >Mexican skull on the cover of the book

[@mateusleon]

Indeed, there are quite a few misconceptions that remain to be fixed.

[@Billyce18]

don't get so harsh on it. It helps to sell better.

[@LuizFelipe-nk2vg]

Né mano, nada a ver ksksksksks

[@analuizaarantes1095]

Pelo menos, no contexto da obra, se encaixa um símbolo de morte kk

[@mariomend6480]

Para o mundo, latino-americanos são todos iguais. É a mesma forma que brasileiros agem ao olhar para o continente africano e vem na mente um negro tribal com roupas coloridas etc, ou pensa no oriente médio e vem na mente um "típico" homem de roupas longas cobrindo a maior parte do corpo.

"Posthumous Memories of Brás Cubas" would be the non-adapted translation of the title - in case anyone wanna know.

[@drogadepc]

*Memoirs

@@drogadepc it's the same thing. "Memoirs" comes from French that comes from Latin "memoria". "Memories" comes from Latin directly and might be some centuries older. Sure.. You can use 'memoirs' to reefer to a specific kind of memory (autobiography, for example) as the use dictates. It might even be better as the title becomes 'chic'. But, definitely: memories is not wrong, Sir! Also, the sounding of "memoirs" together with "posthumous" and the connective "of" becomes... Irky.

[@soueu8D]

It's just funny to see 2 (now 3) portuguese speakers talking to each other in english on some random corner of internet

​@@soueu8D When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

[@LWOliver]

título inclusive melhor. Machado odiaria esses títulos moderninhos e bestas só para chamar leitor-público. esse do vídeo, por exemplo, dá até uma vergonha alheia. parece coach escolhendo título.

[@rafaelbordoni516]

Oh man, my first impulse is to say "learn Portuguese and read Machado" because his play on words and use of the Portuguese language is also part of his genius, which is kinda lost on translations. Sadly, learning Portuguese is easier said than done.

[@isodoubIet]

Meh, not really missing out on much.

[@kingeternal_ap]

@@isodoubIet I kind of not recommend that... author's portuguese is a little... HARD. Even to brazilians

[@kingeternal_ap]

Words that were common that period of time are now forgotten, and rather obscure meaning

[@juliangell]

Absolutely. That's one of the things I miss the most in English literature. The way our authors play with words, the richness of vocabulary and all the poetry entrenched. Anyway, even if he actually started learning Portuguese, I don't think he would be able to read Machado de Assis in a few years. As said above, Machado's Portuguese is hard. Even to native speakers.

[@Maizanini]

I agree Portuguese is a hard language to learn and that Machado is not a easy reading for new Portuguese speakers, but our language is so rich and beautiful, I don’t think he’s losing time learning. And all languages have words people don’t use anymore, Shakespeare’s english is not the english we speak today, for example. There are adaptations and synonyms we use to make it understandable in any time period.

[@igoraltomare2310]

I'd suggest you to read Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis! Our brazilian Otello 💚🤓

[@DessahLS]

Up

[@Victoria-hi1mq]

Dom Casmurro's definitively the brazilian Otelo. Hahahaha

[@13AndreFalcao666]

I actually find it way better than Otello... But that's not really important

[@stephanniecaroline7279]

Up

[@oslusiadas1196]

@@13AndreFalcao666 Me too!

[@coytada3075]

Todo professor de literatura: Machado de Assis é um dos maiores escritores do mundo Brasileiros: fodase KZbinr gringo qualquer: nossa Machado realmente é bom Brasileiros: QUE ORGULHO MDS QUE HONRA

[@GeovaneDias7]

Acho que isso vai muito de como é apresentado. Eu nunca tive interesse em ler pq sempre me foi apresentado como comédia e que fala sobre o dia a dia, que eu acho chato pra caralho. E eu falo isso pq eu só me lembro de 2 professores que mantenho contato até hoje. Em fim, o que eu tô querendo dizer é que como esse livro nunca me foi apresentado dessa forma eu nunca tive interesse.

[@LucasCMaia-qy8es]

Viralatismo

[@mattvideoeditor]

Convenhamos, literatura é um tópico extremamente entediante. E eu sou um cara que gosta de ler. Imagina pra quem não teve estímulos na infância e nunca encontrou um livro que desse realmente prazer. Os textos do português erudito são densos, complexos e até presunçosos, na medida em que eram escritos muito mais como uma obra de arte, com o intuito de expor a genialidade de seus autores (e estimular o intelecto de seus pares), do que realmente transmitir uma mensagem universal. Embora fossem obras feitas para um nicho da elite, viraram ícones porque extrapolam o padrão de pensamento pasteurizado que a sociedade utiliza no cotidiano. Por isso é importante estudar e compreender. Mas daí a dizer "nossa que delícia ler Machado de Assis", é complicado. Ainda mais diante de opções audiovisuais modernas que trazem tudo mastigado, extremamente palatáveis e digeríveis sem esforço.

[@costantin75]

Me desculpem, mas acho que estão procurando cabelo em ovos. O brasileiro médio não lê e portanto diz "foda-se" para qualquer literatura, não especificamente a nacional. Entre os leitores brasileiros o Machado de Assis tem sim um imenso prestígio. E ainda temos outros grandes e reconhecidos autores! Em suma: o brasileiro médio dirá "foda-se" ao Machado, ao Tolstoi e ao Hemingway igualmente e sem preconceitos de fronteiras.

[@amaurymiranda4636]

Gabriel :D Entendo a crítica mas acho que dentro desse "Brasileiros" existem dois grupos: os "posers" que nunca leram Machado porque achavam que era chato, e os que realmente leram e gostam e ficam felizes por ver ele sendo difundido. De qualquer forma, acho que o primeiro grupo pode acabar lendo depois de ver a popularidade do autor.

[@elleam8975]

in Brazilian Portuguese you don't say "a good book" you say: "AE MACHADÃO" this is beautiful!

[@feu91]

LOL

[@arthurgoes4159]

Nunca vi um ser humano dizer isso

[@lulauriano425]

KASINÃO NO SABADAÇO 😂😂😂😂

[@anacavalcanti99]

@@arthurgoes4159então você não convive no meio literário 😂

[@dolydoly5679]

​​@@arthurgoes4159deve ser um jovenzinho.

[@anabefm]

I once heard Machado de Assis just isn’t as huge as Shakespeare because he wrote in Portuguese.

[@stephenosborne8913]

The person who said it was wrong Shakespeare was capable even of creating a lot of words that today people use as normal Not denying his talent, but Machado was far less influential in Brazil/Portugal where his contemporaries revered him as the best author of his time but not as someone who had revolutionised the language itself

[@Mukkki]

You could say that with every big poet from every country. Why istn fucking Goethe as huge as Shakespear?

[@Gabriel_Pires]

@@stephenosborne8913 Talvez ele não tenha revolucionado a língua em si. Porém Machado foi um autor de transição e seu estilo de escrever e a maneira como ele monta suas narrativas revolucionou a Literatura e abriu novos caminhos a serem tomados pelo Realismo e o Naturalismo (apesar de Machado não ser nada Naturalista :p ). Para ter uma comparação mais exata, poderíamos dizer que Shakespeare está para o inglês, assim como Camões está para o português. Afinal, antes de Shakespeare o inglês não tinha uma estrutura na escrita muito fixa, assim como o português antes de Camões.

[@guilhermegam9773]

@@stephenosborne8913 Você está totalmente errado. Machado mudou totalmente o português com os seus textos. Antes, nós tínhamos um português de portugal. Machado deu o tom, o estilo e o ar brasileiro ao português.

[@Pantano63]

That's an absurd delusion. He's good but he is nowhere near Shakespeare.

[@pedrosiemsen8311]

I always enjoy seeing non-brazilians analysing Brazilian culture, you bring a different perspective and help us to enrich our own visions of Machado. Congrats on the incredible video, you have a new subscriber :)

[@BetterThanFoodBookReviews]

Thank you very much Pedro, I'm honored and greatly appreciate that.

[@MMarcuzzo]

I just subscribed too

[@EpifaniaExperiencia]

Hey man really cool. Even though you dig deep (Fernando Pessoa for example), never thought I would see a brazilian book on your channel :) Amazing review of "Epitath of a Small Winner" (So it isn't just us brazilians who translate things strangely 🤣) Love it! Greetings from Brazil.

[@mateusbertolaccini3805]

Epifania Experiência estranha tradução kkkkk

[@userneime]

@@mateusbertolaccini3805 epitáfio*

[@luisaabreu4028]

@@userneime Epifania Experiência é só o nome de usuário do cara que comentou.

[@marcospatricio7455]

Yeah, fuck that title!

[@mateusbertolaccini3805]

Lucas Vieira usando arroba para citar? Joga AFK Arena, brother?

[@judy2406]

So happy to see brazilian literature represented ♡

[@markdavey8142]

Just finished it today, and.... probably the best book I've ever read...

[@e.2862]

as a brazilian, i am glad you enjoyed it!

[@guilhermecillo6938]

"the writting isn't verbose or stuffy. It's accessible, it's easy to get into" well, maybe in English cause in Portuguese OH BOY I've suffered

[@loveylace4541]

Eu escutei uma vez que todo livro traduzido é uma adaptação da obra original. Se você quer saber realmente o que o autor quis dizer, tem que ir na fonte kkkkk eu lembro a primeira vez que tentei ler O Alienista e, bom, duas páginas depois eu só entendi que o a mulher do homem era feia. Só!

[@davida.rosales6025]

19th Century Portuguese to 21st Century English. This English tends to be more compact.

[@e.2862]

Cara, eu li a versão em inglês porque a em português tava sendo um INFERNO de entender. Machadão é brabo

[@shslsomething8195]

continua sendo acessivel em portugues. ele n fica enchendo linguiça e uso uma linguagem bem simples em geral. A unica dificuldade é que, como é um portugues antigo, é mais dificil. enfim

[@Ellen_Seokjin]

Eu não entendi foi nada kk. Pretendo reler.

[@gus..611]

KZbin’s algorithm dropped me off here and I'm in love with this channel! Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷 Machado is my favorite classical writer in Brazil.

[@Diegolobobranco]

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[@Elisagadelha]

I recommend Dom Casmurro and The Alienist of Machado de Assis.

[@lucas-qr1br]

The Alienist is one of the most funny/sad books I have ever read

[@lucascruz3977]

Putz, terminei o Alienista hoje, muito bom mesmo! (What I meant is: I read the Alienist and think it's a very good book)

[@histarlen]

@@lucascruz3977 é bom mesmo

[@TenisJr]

I LOVE THE ALIENIST. Really, oh, its meaning, and its dark humor, and wit, and conclusion... Oh, I miss it. But I'm gonna be honest, I started both Dom Casmurro and Brás Cubas when I was young and though I could understand the geniusness in them (I loooove the delirium chapter of "Epitaph") the old portuguese was really tiresome for me and I never finished any of them. I recently started to read Dom Casmurro again, but I began a lot of other books and I don't know where I stopped no more. Oh, hell, guess I'm gonna try to read Brás Cubas again.

[@Mastermint]

@@TenisJr I never finished Dom Casmurro. Betinho was getting on my nerves and I just wished Capitu would cheat on him publicaly and be done with it. Dude deserved a gigantic pair of horns.

[@deck33]

Horas vendo gringos reagindo a coisas aleatórias do Brasil finalmente deram frutos. E valeu a pena cada segundo por esse vídeo.

[@deck33]

@master universe Pode falar de complexo de viralata o quanto quiser. Seu nome também tá em inglês. É bom ver a literatura Br sendo reconhecida não porque um gringo diz que ela é boa, mas porque nós sabemos que ela é boa e ver ela sendo difundida é uma chance de mais pessoas verem que o brasileiro também escreve bem.

[@otaviodebarros8537]

O Schwartz b é um crítico TB q põe machado e obvota çlsts do vira complexo de inferioridade só pq um portinha q não queria pesquisar como Villa ou Mário massa foi no terreiro e branco de alma mais negra e projetava feiúra dele pra a beleza da de Ipanema é gringa e o escravo negro como sujeito da segurança alimentar européia por excesso de avivar e pôs cana minérios mas gerais pelos da bandeiras e depois dobbo barão do café por isso Brás Cubas é um caprichoso consciente mas não consigo mais para confecções ao poder cosméticos não tem um critério q diríamos dignos de amor q conhecê o outro íntimo e escolhe o parceiro pela dignidade cultural mas rejeita a paixão por a nova digna ter uma perna menor qboutrs e mancar o q não ser fria bonito no social o q o Vinícius falaria feia sendo ele gordo e frio e sem charmefo Ginsburg o Cubas mostra CV omo o bran o TB não teria BN hj BN maicsvo q propor q somos vc ou impasse e ai bloqueia um Brasil pra demandas de brasileiros reais pois não se concebem como pra de oxo senhor pq manda mas servo pq não definw o q produzir não servo pq. Não produz o q atende demanda de massa interna ou externa mas e o q manda e tem a propriedade senhor e servo nem senhor nem servo como paradoxo e importador do pensamento internacional q por exemplo não precisa achar q antropofagia é algo muito q recai nas traduções q por exemplo Lacan tem no conceito de falta ou failt francês um importante pra psique da sua teoria mas fault é culpa ou falta como uma base do desejo e da entrada na socialização na língua.mas no ouvido brasileiro vc diz falta não ressoa nem na classe média no inconsciente como uma privacao q não socializa de modo cívil mas de uma forma q uma nação continente envergonha q Cubas ambiciona o emplastro ou q estamos r3editar o fascismo por bom mocismo e democracia Hitler subiu peça democracia e quantas ogfencas precisamos ouviue rir de nós o machado no folhetim tia com a mulher do homem brsn o político de seu oco e autorização a ser mando patéticos de

[@vandomaciel3707]

Ao verme que primeiro roeu as frias carnes do meu cadáver dedico como saudosa lembrança estas memórias póstumas.🇧🇷😍

[@RafaelCarvalho2310]

Melhor introdução de qualquer livro na história!

[@TheElizabethDM]

eu quis morrer com a tradução pro inglês, que língua pobre, senhor

[@RodrigoLSilva-od9ev]

Caralho arrepiei lendo aqui de novo. kkkkkk.

[@ducrovisk]

@@RodrigoLSilva-od9ev veja como a tradução pro inglês ficou parecendo uma ervilha perto dessa frase tão vasta de percepção

[@cristina-vv6fw]

machado de assis foi um gênio, honrou e ainda honra nossa cultura; parabéns pelo vídeo

[@edwardclm]

Não diria gênio, diria herói.

[@cristina-vv6fw]

Edward Lima gênio e herói hahah

[@Larissa-kg3pz]

Mil vezes sim!!!

[@DrinkWater713]

Odeio Machado De Assis. Ele se acha tão engraçado...

[@sam_3545]

@@DrinkWater713 e você se acha mais?

[@dokscy44]

I'm proud to see so many brazilian compatriots in this productive channel. These are dark times for our people, we need more readers.

[@filipefhn]

Machado de Assis is just the tip of the Iceberg for brazilian literature

[@peristiloperis7789]

For those who are interested in becoming a writer, this book is a lesson! Please, pay special attention to the parts when Cubas speaks to the reader. They're pure gold!

[@RutraNickers]

I'm here to read international opinions but I can only see brazillians talking about ourselves.

[@lCerezal]

Sorry if we are proud of our literature -qq

[@talic-os5899]

Maybe you have been reading Brazilian's opinions all along, but you just realize we are Brazilians when the topic comes up. Maybe everybody in the internet is Brazilian. Brazilians are inevitable. jk, Brazilians can't shut up about the fact that they are Brazilians.

[@haiironosora9714]

Beleza queu tô lendo um monte de brasileiro na internet conversando com outros brasileiros em inglês :p

[@normaparrot6358]

Are you Brazilian?😜

[@andyisdead]

The vast majority of Machado readers are Brazilians

[@noadiab]

As someone once said here "If Machado existed, Brasil is possible." When you read him you understand why he is the greatest Brazilian author of all time! Thank you for this wonderful review of my beloved Machado de Assis!

[@RafaelGaudenzi77]

Really nice. I love Machado. I suggest also Grande Sertão: Veredas from Guimarães Rosa. I dont known How is the translate (If its good, because its not easy even for portuguese speakers), but It worth It.

[@isabellafelipedeoliveiraca6698]

It's indeed a good time to read Grande Sertão: Veredas in English: a recent translation has been done by the Australian-Brazilian translator Alison Entrekin, a major improve from the previous English translation of the book.

[@luizcadu]

I've seen it translated with the title "the devil to pay in the backlands"

[@fvaz]

Is it even possible to translate it properly?

[@Кайо-н4в]

Guimarães Bosta 👎

[@sahtification]

Eu não me considero fluente em português porque não consigo ler Rosa, imagina o tradutor HAHAHAHA deve ser um monstro sagrado

[@luizcadu]

In terms of Brazilian literature quality, it's often considered a tie between Machado and Guimarães Rosa. The latter has a more modern approach, uses stream of conciousness and neologism. Kinda like a Brazilian James Joyce. The Devil to Pay in The Backlands is often cited in lists of greatest books ever written. I've never read it in English, I can't tell if the translation is good. The original (Grande Sertão: Veredas) is one of my favorite books ever.

[@feliperebellosc]

Não entendi metade mas concordei com tudo.

[@luizcadu]

@@feliperebellosc hahah só recomendando o Grande Sertão: veredas pro camarada aí ;)

[@MarceloChaves1971]

Machado 7 x 1 Rosa IMHO

[@eriveltonnogueira9634]

- José de Alencar - Jorge Amado - Guimarães Rosa - Clarice Lispector 💕💕💕

[@Gustavo_Ramires]

Não esquece do Graciliano Ramos

[@eriveltonnogueira9634]

Não esqueci, são mts na real

[@marcelogalvan6266]

Lúcio Cardoso, Dalton Trevisan, Caio Fernando Abriu, João Silvério Trevisan, Lugya Fagundes Telles.... tantos...

[@cferracini]

Classire Lispector only the poems. Not that she writes poor stories, it's just that the poems are sooooo much better. It's almost unfair to compare.

[@campelady4576]

As a brazilian girl, I'm SO DAMN HAPPY to see my favorite national author being aprecciated by the world ♡

[@kmillamonteiro1]

Nem consigo expressar minha felicidade ao ver uma resenha tão linda de um dos nossos maiores escritores aqui no seu canal! Muito amor pra você. Beijos!

[@eteixeira3532]

É realmente um saco quando você olha os comentários pra ver se algum estrangeiro já leu o livro e o que achou dele, e a única coisa que encontra é um MONTE (senão todos os comentários) de brasileiros abanando o rabinho e falando em inglês o quanto estão orgulhosos, todo vídeo que fala QUALQUER coisa positiva sobre o Brasil é exatamente assim, somos realmente os vira-latas do mundo.

[@leonduarte3409]

Pensei a mesma coisa

[@JosePedro95]

E é triste como as pessoas esperam essa "aprovação" dos estrangeiros para validarem a nossa cultura. Isso é realmente um saco.

[@leonduarte3409]

@@JosePedro95 pior que é sempre assim, um complexo de vira-lata forte, não vi a mesma coisa dos argentinos quando ele falou sobre Luis Borges, brasileiro só dá valor a algo incrível da cultura dele como Machado de Assis quando um gringo faz vídeo falando sobre

[@JosePedro95]

@@leonduarte3409 e olha o número de visualizações em relação aos demais vídeos? Não duvido nada ele aparecer com mais livros brasileiros

[@nefastocurvatorio538]

I Love Machado de Assis, Clarice Lispector and João Guimarães Rosa.

[@lipeeefl]

@Gabriel Ramos eu por outro lado odeio o estilo da clarice

[@lipeeefl]

@Gabriel Ramos eu li laços de família quando tinha uns 12 anos, odiei cada um dos contos, hahah, talvez por ser mto novo, mas ja tinha lido machado por exemplo e gostado...

[@lipeeefl]

@Gabriel Ramos é questao de gosto, um dia dou outra chance pra clarice

[@Fernanda-te1uv]

Concordo! Só acrescentaria Caio Fernando Abreu

[@luizcadu]

@Gabriel Ramos Isso do livro certo é muito sério, pode arruinar nosso gosto por um autor. Na escola nos mandaram ler "Helena" do Machado, odiei e demorei anos para conseguir dar uma segunda chance e apreciar esse grande autor hahah.

[@RenataPalladino]

I'm from Brazil and Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas is my favorite book written by a Brazilian writer. So happy to see Machado de Assis being read overseas. :)

[@simdom2557]

Man I read that book because of this video I am forever grateful ❤❤❤

[@Gabrielcezar94]

Yessss! He's one of our greatest writers!! Love Dom Casmurro as well. 🇧🇷

[@jabolko]

I love the sound of your leather jacket while you are talking and reading 😀 Thanks for another great review 😊

[@jnobrega_9802]

I felt the same way 😊

[@Libertariun]

For all you rebels without a cause

[@keilafernandes396]

I'm so happy to see you talking about Machado de Assis. Brazilian literature is amazing. We have great writers here. Thanks for this review.

[@lunayuna4439]

.Listening your voice from Spain, sometimes from France. It is just so good listening to you. And all those books that rings my bell. Thank You for the gesture, Internet makes sense.

[@kelvyndidaskalos547]

O conto "A cartomante" é muito bom. Recomendo.

[@henriquecavalcante9324]

It's really a terrific short story! In English, it was translated as "The Fortune-Teller" and can be found in the book The wolrd's greatest short stories, edited by James Daley.

[@ZilgoStardust]

SIM!!

[@lariheerdt]

Empata com "O enfermeiro" entre os meus preferidos.

[@nicduynstee2171]

Just finished reading Hard Rain Falling. It was fantastic. Thank you for reviewing it / bringing it to my attention and allowing me to enjoy it as well. Love the channel. Cheers

[@woolthot57]

Nic Duynstee me too omg!! i’m reading a heart so white now & loving it. maybe this will be next...

[@Margie75]

It's great to know that there are people like you who love books but also reviews them. Love your channel . You got another subscriber! 😃👍

[@Fiction_Beast]

i read this book a few days ago. it is everything said in this video. A wonderful gem of a novel, almost unbelievable written 140 years ago. I mistakenly pronounced his name as Makado De Assis in my video. Oops!

[@formolzinho]

Primeira vez que alguém fala mais de dez minutos sobre Machado de Assis sem dizer "dúbio" e sinônimos! Parabéns!

[@felipecavalheiro7971]

claro que ele não vai dizer, "dúbio", ele não fala português.

[@isaaccardo5o]

Machado is absolutely a great writer of our country (I’m from Brazil), and this book of his is one of the bests (especially when you start to read and the preface starts the way it does). Have you tried his “Dom Casmurro”? It is also great! In here, whenever you go and there’s a reader, he/she will talk about the ending of it! Great video!

[@samuelfreitas687]

Machado sempre estará entre as 100 maiores obras mundiais obrigatórias para leitura

[@janainasenem3513]

Great channel! 😊👏🏼 one book suggestion: Ensaio sobre a cegueira - José Saramago. Saramago was a Portuguese author and, in my opinion, one of the bests writers of Portuguese language.

[@rodrigosoares7126]

It is so fun to watch a guy from another country being such a fan of Machado. Brazilian literature has many great authors. Try Erico Verissimo and Jorge Amado. You'll love it.

[@paulom100ferreira]

It is wonderfull that english natives know one of the best brazilian writer. I am brazilian and love this writer and his writing.

[@brunoromiti7708]

This is a great youtube channel and i’ve only discovered it because of this video. Great commentary on the book, and i feel like, as many people in the comments are saying, DO READ DOM CASMURRO, or however it was translated to english. It is an amazing pillar of Brazilian literature and can only be stated as one of the greatest pieces by machado. If you need an eye-catcher factor, it’s a romance written on the eyes of a old man who, reevaluates the validity and truthfulness of the relationship he had with the love of his life, even questioning her loyalty. it’s amazing, and spoilers: one of the greatest debates around the books, is we never really got any confirmation from machado if she really did cheat on him, or if it was all an artifact from his mind. stuff of the legend, do give it a try! and thanks again for the great content 👏👏👏

[@sponsamortis8656]

I read the book and it was amazing. Thank you for introducing this book to me.

[@mishababernathy7165]

Uhhh I love this book too!!!! I read it when I was in México...

[@luispipoleite]

He trully is the best author our country. And that is my favourite book. I got a job once because of Machado. I made a presentation on my Interview as I was already an employee of that company. They loved it. Needles to say, Brás Cubas inspired me. Great review, from a great book, from a great author. You just got a follower! Cheers

[@paulonetto9652]

I think that sometimes the translation of book titles leaves part of the meaning behind. In this case, the portuguese title in English translates to: "The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas". It emphasizes a lot better the fact that the story is about a dead man recollecting what happened in his life.

[@Alejardim12]

I just discovered your channel through my recommendations and I love it. As a Brazillian I'm suspicious to talk, but Epitaph of a Small Winner is one of my favorites books by Machado de Assis, and if you liked it I would recommend you to read Dom Casmurro, you're gonna love it, is one of his best books for me.

[@yagorodrigo01]

Much love from Brazil to this channel. Machado is one of our greats. His masterpiece is Dom Casmurro, though.

[@eudavisantos484]

Most famous, i don't agree that it's he's best work

[@ErickSoares3]

Is 50/50. Much considers Epitaph as his magnum opus.

[@pedromorais6826]

Apart from everything other fellow Brazilians said about the video, It is nice to see that you’re not the only one translating titles strangely. But however far from the original “Epithet of a Small Winner” may be, it is, too, a great title! Just as much as “Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas”.

[@dfrew2529]

I don't use this channel to pick my books, I'm too cool for that and like to do that myself! However the great thing about this channel is that every single time I watch a video it inspires me to read. I read 11 novels in the first 6 months of the year. I burnt myself out and needed a break, I didn't read anything for the whole of July and maybe another month or two or six would have passed by. But then I check in here to see what's happening and - BANG! - there is nothing I want to do more than read again. I pick up a half read copy of 'An American Dream' by Norman Mailer and smash chapter 6. Thanks, man. I mean it!

[@windiva]

How Amazing is to see someone from another country appreciating Machado!!! I would like to see your reaction to Ariano Suassuna's book: Alto da Compadecida

[@nowheredan27]

Brazilians in the chat represent!

[@mimifeels]

Machado is really considered the best brazilian author, warms my heart a lot to see his name in your channel ✨

[@yasminlula2336]

Menina, minha pressão foi para lá no pé! Quem diria que esse momento ia chegar? AINDA COM A MELHOR DEDICATÓRIA JÁ ESCRITA! Ao verme que primeiro roeu as frias carnes do meu cadáver dedico como saudosa lembrança estas memórias póstumas

[@Leguinan]

Machado was pretty much self taught. A man of mixed race, a mulato, who rose socially through hard work, through his writing skills, civil service, and became a very respected man through the Empire and the early days of our Republic. He as married to a Portuguese woman, and who was also educated, and did not have children. His books were not action laden but rather focused on the characters and social commentary, so they may sound slow for younger generations, however, when you come to think of their structures, he was truly innovative. He used unreliable narrators on purpose to wonderful effects, broke the third wall, changed narrators, did not shirk from giving dubious endings, so that one readers could debate for eaons what really happened. He was a man who was born poor, extremely intelligent, never had the means to travel, was an introvert, but turned his city in a very big world, because he saw each person as a universe of possibilities... often pessimistic, yes, but... Unfortunately, being Brazilian, he was barred from the minimum European exposure of Portuguese literature, and writing in Portuguese, made him less known in Latin America. I wish Brazilian writers had more international atention, so I thank the reviewer, cause he did capture the book and the writer, and invite him to delve further into our literature.

[@pedrolavorato1]

Such an amazing review! “Delirium” chapter is one of the greatest chapter in literature so far. Great author, great book.

[@vito-ox7wd]

Essa obra é tão boa e tão representativa, que é de domínio público. Espero que cada vez mais a gente valorize nossas obras e autores.

[@luizklaude8645]

"To the first worm that gnawed the cold meat of my cadaver, I dedicate as wishfull remembrance these posthumous memories." also known as the best introduction ever

[@israelbrilhante8252]

Epitaph of a Small Winner and Dom Casmurro. Two masterpieces.

[@milenapiccoli8169]

I'm Brazilian and I'm really happy to see that our literature is being appreciated ❤

[@priscilalandim5214]

Have you ever produced a video about Guimarães Rosa? I love Machado but Guimarães is so amazing. There is a very known literature Brazilian school called "Sertanistas", authors who have produced realistics descriptions of Sertão and people who live at sertão.

[@fmelo25]

Hi Cliff. It´s a pity I hadn´t met you before when I was in NYC in October 2019. I love books too, by the way, I visited some bookstores in NYC. Referring to Machado de Assis, I read it when I was young and certainly is one of the most important Brazilian writer if not the biggest. Good luck and keep safe!

[@euclidestube]

I don't know how I end up here, but I'm glad I did. Nice and fun review. Great work.

[@csansolo]

That is classic. You should try to read Brazilian's James Joyce, Guimaraes Rosa.

[@chdh5875]

I don't know if there is any GR book translated into English .... I would like to see it because it seems like a difficult task

[@sidhspinel]

@@chdh5875 Grande Sertão Veredas, translated as The Devil to Pay in the Backlands

[@sarahmvaz6772]

James Joyce brazilian?

[@luizcadu]

@@chdh5875 Not only there is, but also I've seen it in many lists of "greatest books of all time". Apparently, the international literary critics consider it the best Brazilian book of all time.

[@chdh5875]

@@luizcadu are you referring to Grande Sertão Veredas or Memórias Póstumas? I think Guimarães Rosa is great, but Machado de Assis is truly classic, due to its timelessness, at any moment of your life that you read it, acquires new meanings, besides Machado being considered a Brazilian Shakespeare, by setting the standard of Brazilian language. P.S. Unfortunately, both must be rolling over in their graves nowadays...

[@juliaramires5282]

Hi, kinda late but needed to share my happiness with you. During our childhood as brazilian kids we are encouraged to read but the word play it's so rich and complex that we can't understand. As I got older I learn to enjoy all of that man's masterpieces. He was mixed black man, one of the few that knew how to read in that time of our history and was, and is to this day, the greatest brazilian author. Glad to see a gringo reviewing such an amazing book. One more subscriber.

[@cristianorabelofeliciano5686]

Well mate, for what I could see in the comments, a lot of brasilians came here too wacth what you learned from this absolutely amazing book. As a brasilian I'm really happy for you comments regarding this book. You got It "right"!! And it's a pleasure to see Machado's works reaching foreign lands with such strenght. My last words would be: read Dom Casmurro. Another masterpiece! Anyway, liked your Channel and your approach. Will follow up!

[@stefanionescuambrosie6814]

I think Osamu Dazai's "No Longer Human" would be right up your alley! Pretty dark book too

[@nelsonhsg198801]

Another good Machado de Assis's book is "Dom Casmurro"

[@ianesgrecia8568]

First chapter: "The romantics will find this book too realistic. The Realists will find it too romantic, so no one will like it. But I'm dead so I don't care either way"

[@grezende4056]

This is honestly the best review I've ever saw of this book, which says a lot since you are not brazillian. As far as Realism writing, I personally have Machado as high as Tolstoi and Dostoievski. If you'd ever be curious on reading more brazillian writers, I'd recommend Jorge Amado.

[@lilianlilian4892]

I'm from Brazil, I'm so happy for this... I'm learning english with you... Thanks 😚

[@_diogopires_]

To winners: the potatoes!!

[@RodrigoLSilva-od9ev]

Acabei de ler semana passada. Muito boooom.

[@cristina-vv6fw]

leia outra pérola dele chamada “dom casmurro” ❤️

[@wesleyleley1515]

Emocionante ver esse livro ser valorizado fora do Brasil, vejo que no Brasil não valorizamos tanto o conteúdo e sim a cor do autor ou seu sexo. Machado de Assis é um altor incrível com livros maravilhosos e emocionantes, o meu amor por livros começou exatamente com ele no livro Memorias Póstumas de Brás Cubas!!! Por isso creio que o mundo deveria conhecer mais sobre esse excelente autor e lhe dar o valor que ele merece!!!

[@oscarsantos6484]

Mr Sargent! Very good commentary especially as Machado is tough nut to crack for many foreign readers but you seem to grasp that fine irony line and the path towards the criticism of the Brazilian, especially Rio de Janeiro, which was for generations the centre of reign and then civilian and military and then civilian power again in a very fragile but withstanding democracy learning to cope with the new globalist attempts through the world. Congratulations for your choice and thoughts. You´ve just become BRAZILIAN Literature AMABASSADOR over there! Someday I will pay you a personal visit and offer the 'medal' - keep up the great work! Loved it, a big hug from Brazil!

[@carlosc8064]

O mais triste é que 99% dos comentários são de brasileiros... ou seja Machado de Assis continua desconhecido para o resto do mundo. Se tivesse nascido nos EUA ou em algum pais da Europa seria tão conhecido como Hemingway, Kafka ou Victor Hugo.

[@hardvitor2012]

Watching this review, made me realize that I, as a brazilian, feel a joyfulness when I see Machado's writings being read by people outside Brazil

[@funkysteamsalescat2191]

its incredible how everyone who reads Machado de Assis falls in love for his work

[@manuelajsins6175]

último lugar q eu esperaria encontrar um clone do funky They're EVERYWHERE!

[@funkysteamsalescat2191]

@@manuelajsins6175 we are legion caraio

[@moisessena1307]

Cool to see a channel like this. I think Machado would be very famous outside Brasil if he had wrote in english or french.

[@biamino]

I remember reading this book at school, original title was "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas". I loved it when I read it back then, and felt it was pretty modern in regards of his literature style.

[@juliablasius3128]

Don't miss this one: Grande Sertão Veredas (Guimarães Rosa). Great book!!!

[@francis1961]

Julia Blasius Come on, only people from Minas Gerais use to read this book. Nobody else cares about it.

[@LeizaCristina]

@@francis1961 I'm from Paraná, and we studied Grande Sertão in University... Aaand, it IS considered a classic of World Literature... It has also been translated to some languages....

[@anacarolinamenezes8912]

@@francis1961 I can tell you’ve never read it.

[@francis1961]

@@anacarolinamenezes8912 I tried, but it is boring. Couldn’t keep reading it at all.

[@lonancavendish2172]

Congratulations, KZbin. In 2020 you show me this video. Where the heck were you when I was mopping around my need of nice reviews? Nice video! I'm very glad to see one of our (logically, I'm brazilian) greatest writers being reviewed. I'm happy that you liked Machado's writing and the book :D I'm going to watch a bit more of your videos

[@vampirecount3880]

The thing i like the most about Machado is how modern he is. His books feels like it was writen today, yet it was written in the XIXth century. Epitaph of a Small Winner is my favorite book after Miguel de Cervantes's dom quixote.

[@gusgebzz]

"Considered one of the greatest if not the greatest author" - yes, the greatest author for sure.

[@guilhermeramos1321]

you should give Jorge Amado a shot, maybe captains of the sands

[@hey-fv2gg]

Guilherme Ramos yess One of my favourites

[@julia_condor]

DEFINITELY

[@pliskin101]

@R G Nah, he's pretty good

[@julia_condor]

R G and you’re a serious literary critic?

[@guilhermeramos1321]

@R G im getting out of college right now, having studied mainly literature i can say that a lot o people puts him on a certain standart, of course some of his writing are just propaganda.. but c'mon.. he has a lot of good books.

[@mateusresende730]

Had to read it for high school assignments but never really quite enjoyed his work. It is always cool to see national authors reviewed internationally though and your reviews are very informative. Thx and keep it up!!

[@ZenosConscience]

Brother, where have you been all my life, your taste in books is very similar to mine. It feels ridiculously awesome to discover your channel. Because I was sick and tired of seeing pop fiction everywhere. It is true, books are better than food.

[@deboragrion]

regards from Brazil! came across this video and loved it: you have a new subscriber. Machado is one the greatest.

[@dissociate_d]

This one looks promising! Amazing review Cliff! Gonna add this one to the reading queue

[@dulcespinelli]

WOW, what an incredibly great surprise to discover that our best writer is finally being rightly appreciated by readers across the world!! Thank you for this video!!!

[@tudo3ds]

Fico muito feliz de o maior autor do Brasil ser análisado muita além das fronteiras de sua língua original.

[@chernobylAlimentos]

"The Human Being is a delayed corpse." - Fernando Pessoa