In this satirical tale, Machado de Assis reinvents the creation of the world by attributing it to the Devil, who shapes the Earth with ambition and irony. In an attempt to repeat...

Maria Regina lives amid the dilemmas of the heart: two men attract her attention, Maciel, young and vibrant, and Miranda, more mature and introspective. Between encounters,...

In this disturbing short story by Machado de Assis, a nurse hired to care for a sick man recounts his experience with a mixture of coldness and confession. As he describes his...

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 a sharp and witty tone, "Warning" offers a metalinguistic reflection by Machado de Assis on authorial vanity and the dangers of overly personal reading. Originally published as...

While preparing for a ball in Rio de Janeiro, where he would meet his beloved, graduate Duarte is interrupted by the unexpected visit of Major Lopo Alves, who intends to recite a...

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...