Papeis Avulsos

by Machado de Assis

Credits: Machado de Assis (author)

Summary

Machado de Assis's 1882 collection, which opens with O Alienista, 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.

Written by Claude Opus 5.5, an AI assistant, from the text of the book.

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  • English · Miscellaneous Papers · ai translation · complete
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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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