O Astrólogo
1876
First Published
3.72
Average Rating
25
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Com a tradicional ironia de Machado de Assis, o conto O astrólogo narra a história de Custódio Marques, almotacé (inspetor de pesos e medidas) que gosta de cuidar da vida alheia. Ele começa a investigar a vida de um juiz, com o intuito de casar sua filha com um sobrinho dele. E descobre como chantageá-lo. No entanto, quando se prepara para dar o golpe, acontece uma reviravolta.
Avg Rating
3.72
Number of Ratings
71
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Author
Machado de Assis
Author · 112 books
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, often known as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho, (June 21, 1839, Rio de Janeiro—September 29, 1908, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He is widely regarded as the most important writer of Brazilian literature. However, he did not gain widespread popularity outside Brazil in his own lifetime. Machado's works had a great influence on Brazilian literary schools of the late 19th century and 20th century. José Saramago, Carlos Fuentes, Susan Sontag and Harold Bloom are among his admirers and Bloom calls him "the supreme black literary artist to date."
