In the 1881 novel ‘The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas’ by Machado de Assis, the ghost of a decadent and disagreeable aristocrat decides to write his memoir. He dedicates it to the worms gnawing at his corpse and tells of his failed romances and halfhearted political ambitions, serves up harebrained philosophies, and complains with gusto from the depths of his grave. Wildly imaginative, wickedly witty, and ahead of its time, the novel has been
compared to the work of everyone from Cervantes to Sterne to Joyce to Nabokov to Borges to Calvino, and has influenced generations of writers around the world. Come discuss this lesser known classic with the HYP Book Club.

Please register for the event on Cogran and send any questions to Dave Beaver at d4veb3aver@gmail.com