Miscellaneous Papers

Original title: Papeis Avulsos (Portuguese)

Credits: Machado de Assis (author)

Summary

Machado de Assis's 1882 collection "Miscellaneous Papers" (Papéis Avulsos), which opens with "The Alienist", in which a doctor founds an asylum in a small town and begins locking up more and more of its people. The other stories are ironic tales of vanity, ambition and human nature.

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English translation: all 12 published chapters are available.

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Chapters (12)

  1. 1. O Alienista
  2. 2. Theoria do Medalhão
  3. 3. A Chinela Turca
  4. 4. Na Arca
  5. 5. Benedicta
  6. 6. O Segredo do Bonzo
  7. 7. O Annel de Polycrates
  8. 8. O Emprestimo
  9. 9. A Serenissima Republica
  10. 10. O Espelho
  11. 11. Uma Visita de Alcibiades
  12. 12. Verba Testamentaria

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