Powerful vampire, Quintus Tullius, returns to New Orleans after a demon attacks. Elusive and lethal, he conceals his true powers from all others, wielding his strength over the centuries as he sees fit. When he's healed by an attractive stranger, he quickly realizes her altruistic actions are driven
Quincas Borba
โ Scribed by Machado de Assis, Joaquim; Rabassa, Gregory; Haberly, David T.; Gregory Rabassa; David T. Haberly; Celso Favaretto
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1998;1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
"Updated translation of another Machado classic, with excellent accompanying essays, is a welcome addition to his work available in English. Rabassa provides a more informal, less strained tone than Wilson's 1954 version"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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