{"product_id":"epitaph-of-a-small-winner-paperback","title":"Epitaph of a Small Winner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMachado de Assis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eSusan Sontag\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these memoirs, Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian, examines (from beyond the grave) his rather undistinguished life in 160 short chapters that are filled with philosophical digressions and exuberant insights. A clear forerunner of Gabriel Garc a M rquez and Jorge Luis Borges, \u003ci\u003eEpitaph for a Small Winner\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1880, is one of the wittiest self-portraits in literary history as well as one of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature (Salman Rushdie).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMachado de Assis\u003c\/b\u003e (1839-1908) is considered one of Brazil's greatest novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762301141280,"sku":"9780374531232","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f5e47903188484cbf53127046fb03d2d.webp?v=1780219024","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/epitaph-of-a-small-winner-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}