| Author: | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis | ISBN: | 9781301658824 |
| Publisher: | Fario | Publication: | September 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis |
| ISBN: | 9781301658824 |
| Publisher: | Fario |
| Publication: | September 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
The aging clerk Coimbra no longer believes in much. Not even his long-standing faith in the lottery--"I'm no longer of the age to hope," he admits--is entirely steadfast. He resolves, then, to buy one last ticket, for the drawing for the huge sum of five hundred contos.
Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen
Genre: short story
Length: 5,000 words
The aging clerk Coimbra no longer believes in much. Not even his long-standing faith in the lottery--"I'm no longer of the age to hope," he admits--is entirely steadfast. He resolves, then, to buy one last ticket, for the drawing for the huge sum of five hundred contos.
Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen
Genre: short story
Length: 5,000 words
