Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Brazilian novelist
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho, was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian... Wikipedia
Born: June 21, 1839, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: September 29, 1908 (age 69 years), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse: Carolina Augusta Novais (m. 1869–1904)
Influenced by: Eça de Queirós, William Shakespeare, Gonçalves Dias, and more
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