Dom Casmurro
AuthorMachado de Assis
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Genrerealism
Published1899 (1st Brazilian edition), Livraria Garnier, Rio de Janeiro

Dom Casmurro is an 1899 novel written by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. Like The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas and Quincas Borba, both by Machado de Assis, it is widely regarded as a masterpiece of realist literature. It is written as a fictional memoir by a distrusting, jealous husband. The narrator, however, is not a reliable conveyor of the story as it is a dark comedy. Dom Casmurro is considered by critic Afranio Coutinho "a true Brazilian masterpiece, and maybe Brazil's greatest representative piece of writing" and "one of the best books ever written in the Portuguese language, if not the best one to date." The author is considered a master of Brazilian literature with a unique style of realism.[1]

Adaptations

In 1998, Fernando Sabino published the novel Amor de Capitu. In this version, the narrative was rewritten in third person.[2]

A comic book adaptation was made in 2012 by Mario Cau and Felipe Greco. This comic won the 2013 Prêmio Jabuti (the most traditional Brazilian literary award) in "best illustration" and "best school related book" categories[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, K. David (February 22, 1998). "Madness in a Tropical Manner". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Folha de S.Paulo - O universo machadiano em novos livros - 22/11/98". www1.folha.uol.com.br (in Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Érico Assis (October 18, 2013). "Jabuti premia quadrinistas na categoria "Ilustração"" (in Portuguese). Omelete.

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