The Diplomat

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Classics
Cover of the book The Diplomat by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Fario
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Author: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ISBN: 9781301985326
Publisher: Fario Publication: September 23, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
ISBN: 9781301985326
Publisher: Fario
Publication: September 23, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

"At forty, he was disabused of his ambitions, but his temper remained the same, and, his conjugal vocation notwithstanding, he still couldn’t find a bride. More than one would have would have accepted him with great pleasure; he was so circumspect he lost them all."

Genre: short story
Length: 4,000 words
Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen

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"At forty, he was disabused of his ambitions, but his temper remained the same, and, his conjugal vocation notwithstanding, he still couldn’t find a bride. More than one would have would have accepted him with great pleasure; he was so circumspect he lost them all."

Genre: short story
Length: 4,000 words
Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen

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