The Posthumous Memoirs Of Brás Cubas
By Machado De Assis
Length7h 39m
About this audiobook
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, philosophical musings, and the absurdities of human nature into a narrative that defies the conventions of its time—and perhaps ours. As Brás Cubas navigates the complexities of love, ambition, and society from a perspective only death can offer, he invites you to question the very essence of success, happiness, and the unspoken truths of our existence. With its modernist flair and unconventional storytelling, this novel resonates with the existential dilemmas facing us today, wrapped in a narrative that s as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Prepare to be charmed, provoked, and entertained by a character who, in refusing to take life (and death) too seriously, offers a refreshing take on the age-old question of what it means to be truly alive.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length7 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 26, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
8379. Compromise
2Translator’s Note
8480. As a Secretary
3Prologue to the Fourth Edition
8581. The Reconciliation
4To the Reader
8682. A Matter of Botany
51. Death of the Author
8783. 13
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62. The Patch
8884. The Conflict
73. Genealogy
8985. The Peak of the Mountain
84. The Idée Fixe
9086. The Mystery
95. In Which a Lady Shows Her Colors
9187. Geology
106. Chimène, Qui L´eût Dit? Rodrigue, Qui L´eût Cru?
9288. The Invalid
117. The Delirium
9389. In Extremis
128. Reason Versus Folly
9490. The Age-old Colloquy of Adam and Cain
139. Transition
9591. An Extraordinary Letter
1410. On That Day
9692. An Extraordinary Man
1511. The Child Is Father of the Man
9793. The Dinner
1612. An Episode from 1814
9894. The Secret Cause
1713. A Leap
9995. Flowers of Yesteryear
1814. The First Kiss
10096. The Anonymous Letter
1915. Marcela
10197. Between Lips and Forehead
2016. An Immoral Reflection
10298. Omitted
2117. On the Trapeze and Other Things
10399. In the Orchestra Seats
2218. A Vision in the Hallway
104100. Probably True
2319. Aboard
105101. The Dalmatian Revolution
2420. I Graduate
106102. A Break
2521. The Muleteer
107103. Distraction
2622. Return to Rio
108104. It Was He!
2723. Sad, but Short
109105. Equivalence of Windows
2824. Short, but Happy
110106. Dangerous Game
2925. In Tijuca21
111107. Note
3026. The Author Hesitates
112108. What Can’t Be Understood
3127. Virgília?
113109. The Philosopher
3228. Provided That . . .
114110. 31
3329. The Visit
115111. The Wall
3430. The Flower of the Thicket
116112. Public Opinion
3531. The Black Butterfly
117113. The Solder
3632. Born Lame
118114. End of a Conversation
3733. Blessed Are Those Who Don’t Descend
119115. The Lunch
3834. To a Sensitive Soul
120116. Philosophy Of Old Pages
3935. The Road to Damascus
121117. Humanitism
4036. On the Subject of Boots
122118. The Third Force
4137. At Last!
123119. Parentheses
4238. The Fourth Edition
124120. Compelle Intrare
4339. The Neighbor
125121. Downhill
4440. In the Coach
126122. A Very Fine Intention
4541. The Hallucination
127123. The Real Cotrim
4642. What Aristotle Missed
128124. An Interlude
4743. Marchioness, for I’ll Be Marquis
129125. Epitaph
4844. A Cubas!
130126. Disconsolation
4945. Notes
131127. Formality
5046. The Inheritance
132128. In the Chamber
5147. The Recluse
133129. No Remorse
5248. Virgília’s Cousin
134130. To Be Inserted in Chapter 129
5349. The Tip of the Nose
135131. On Slander
5450. Virgília Married
136132. Not to Be Taken Seriously
5551. Mine!
137133. Helvétius’s Principle
5652. The Mysterious Package
138134. Fifty Years
5753. .......
139135. Oblivion
5854. The Pendulum
140136. Futility
5955. The Age-old Dialogue of Adam And Eve
141137. The Shako
6056. The Opportune Moment
142138. To a Critic
6157. Fate
143139. How I Did Not Become A Minister Of State
6258. In Confidence
144140. Which Explains the Previous One
6359. An Encounter
145141. The Dogs
6460. The Embrace
146142. The Secret Request
6561. A Project
147143. I Won’t Go
6662. The Pillow
148144. Relative Utility
6763. Let’s Run Away!
149145. Mere Repetition
6864. The Transaction
150146. The Charter
6965. Eyes and Ears
151147. Foolishness
7066. Legs
152148. The Insoluble Problem
7167. The Little House
153149. Theory of Benefits
7268. The Lasher
154150. Rotation and Translation
7369. A Grain of Folly
155151. Philosophy of Epitaphs
7470. Dona Plácida
156152. Vespasian’s Coin
7571. The Defect of This Book
157153. The Alienist
7672. The Bibliomaniac
158154. The Ships of Piraeus
7773. The Light Lunch
159155. A Heartfelt Reflection
7874. Dona Plácida’s Story
160156. Pride in Servility
7975. To Myself
161157. Brilliant Phase
8076. The Manure
162158. Two Encounters
8177. Rendezvouz
163159. Partial Insanity
8278. The Governorship
164160. On The Negatives
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