Dom Casmurro

A stunning novel by one of Brazil's greatest writers. Like other great 19th-century novels, Machado de Assis' Dom Casmurro explores the themes of marriage and adultery. But what distinguishes this novel from the realism of its contemporaries, and what makes it such a delightful discovery for English-speaking readers, is its eccentric and wildly unpredictable narrative style—a literary genius of the rarest kind.