DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. Destruction, death, redemption: the three elements of a cursed saint's destiny. A Lenda de S?o Juli?o, by Gustave Flaubert, teaches us about the pain of finding direction and value in life through a long series of glories and tragedies. Here, Death is a fellow traveler in a story that terrifies and fascinates. Perdic?o, redenc?o e morte. Esta e a triade da sina de um santo amaldicoado. A Lenda de S?o Juli?o de Gustave Flaubert, nos ensina o doloroso aprendizado do sentido e do valor da vida atraves de um longo percurso repleto de glorias e tragedias. Aqui, a Morte e a companheira de viagem numa historia que apavora e fascina.
DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. In this short story, a priest hears saints talking like living human beings, discussing their thoughts about the faithful who, when in confession, detailed their sins or asked for favors. Tantas vezes nos agarramos com os santos para resolver nossas aflic?es que eles devem ficar malucos com nossos pedidos. Ja imaginou como seria uma conversa Entre Santos ? Ent?o venha ouvir essa magnifica historia de Machado de Assis sobre as fraquezas humanas e a extrema avareza de um homem. N?o custa nada...ou melhor, quase nada.
DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. Have you ever wondered about the gap between someone's vocation and talent? If so, you'll want to hear the story of Pestana, a celebrity and famous composer of polkas, who dreams of writing erudite music. As always, it is a pleasure to hear Machado de Assis reveal the ways of human nature. Alguma vez voce ja se viu dividido entre a vocac?o e o talento? Ent?o voce vai gostar de ouvir a historia de Pestana, um homem celebre e famoso compositor de polcas, mas que sonha compor musica erudita. Alem disso, e sempre um prazer ouvir Machado de Assis desnudar a alma humana!
DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. In this hilarious indictment of 19th-century science, an alienist (the 19th-century equivalent of a psychiatrist) attempts to discover a foolproof means to distinguish sanity from madness. He establishes a hospital for the mentally ill in a small town and begins to investigate the nature of mental illness ? greatly upsetting the townspeople. Original Portuguese description: Para o Dr. Sim?o Bacamarte, a loucura, objeto de seus estudos, era uma ilha perdida no oceano da raz?o. No entanto, quanto mais a estudava, mais suspeitava de que a loucura era, de fato, um continente! Tire suas proprias conclus?es ouvindo "O Alienista", de Machado de Assis. Mas lembre-se: de perto, ninguem e normal.
DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. When Gilberto Freyre published his most important book, The Masters and the Slaves ( Casa Grande e Senzala ), in 1933, it created a sensation in Brazil and later around the world. In this sociological…
DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. It's the end of time. The last man on earth meditates and dreams. He dreams to live! "Viver", by Machado de Assis, reveals that, no matter how long one lives, little will be known about the human soul. But it is always worth trying to understand it, always worth trying to hear its calls. It listens to you, too. Original Portuguese description: Fim dos tempos. O ultimo homem sobre a terra medita e sonha. Sonha viver! Viver!, de Machado de Assis, revela que por mais que se viva, pouco se conhece da alma humana. Mas sempre vale a pena tentar compreende-la, sempre vale a pena ouvir os seus chamados. Ouca voce tambem.
