Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
308
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1965
Publisher
CALIFORNIA. BERKELEY 1965
ISBN-10
0520007883
ISBN-13
9780520007888
Description
Esau and Jacob is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman and her inability to choose between them. At another level, it is the story of Brazil itself, caught between the traditional and the modern, and between the monarchical and republican ideals. Instead of a heroic biblical fable, Machado de Assis gives us a story of the petty squabbles, conflicting ambitions, doubts, and insecurities that are part of the human condition.