Dom Casmurro
An 1899 Brazilian realist novel about jealousy and unreliable narration.
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Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, a Brazilian author, wrote the 1899 novel Dom Casmurro as a first-person fictional memoir from the perspective of a jealous and distrustful husband.[1] The story functions as a dark comedy, and its narrator cannot be trusted to convey events accurately.[1] Critics widely consider the novel a masterpiece within the realist literary tradition.[1]
Making and release
The novel was published by Livraria Garnier in 1900, although the imprint on the title page shows the previous year.[2] The author sent a letter in French to Garnier on 19 December 1899, complaining about the delay in publication.[3] The publisher replied on 12 January 1900, stating the delay was due to causes beyond their control.[3] The novel has been adapted into two films: Capitu (1968) and Dom (2003).[4]
It also won the HQ Mix Trophy in 2014 in the "Comic book adaptation" category.[5] The initial print run consisted of 2,000 copies, and the publisher planned to reprint the novel once those sold out.[3] Mario Cau and Felipe Greco created a comic book adaptation of the novel in 2012.[5] That comic received the 2013 Prêmio Jabuti in the categories "best illustration" and "best school related book".[5]
What the cited sources add
The 1998 novel Amor de Capitu by Fernando Sabino rewrites the narrative in third person.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Dom Casmurro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jackson, "Madness in a Tropical Manner", The New York Times, 22 February 1998 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dom Casmurro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Freitas, "Quincas Borba, o folhetim e livro: uma análise comparada das versões do romance machadiano", Revista Aproximando, 2017, p. 1–2; Facioli, "Um Defunto Estrambótico: análise e interpretação das Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas", Edusp, 1 April 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dom Casmurro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Magalhães Júnior, "Aprendizado – Vida E Obra De Machado De Assis", Editora Record, 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dom Casmurro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Petronio, "Dom Casmurro", Editora Escala Educacional, 2008; Petronio, "Dom Casmurro", Editora Escala Educacional, 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dom Casmurro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Assis, "Jabuti premia quadrinistas na categoria "Ilustração"", omelete.com.br, 18 October 2013; Naranjo, "Devir lança adaptação em quadrinhos de Dom Casmurro", UNIVERSO HQ, 24 January 2013; Naliato, "A lista dos vencedores do 26° Troféu HQ Mix", UNIVERSO HQ, 8 September 2014 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "O universo machadiano em novos livros", folha.uol.com.br. facts only, no text reused. www1.folha.uol.com.br
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- Wikipedia: Dom Casmurro (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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