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- Herausgeber: SAMPI Books
- Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
- Sprache: Englisch
In "A Famous Man," Machado de Assis portrays the irony of fame and the conflict between talent and artistic desire. The story follows a composer who, despite aspiring to recognition for his classical works, becomes famous only for his popular polkas. The narrative explores frustration, vanity, and the dilemma between art and success.
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A Famous Man
Machado de Assis
SYNOPSIS
In “A Famous Man,” Machado de Assis portrays the irony of fame and the conflict between talent and artistic desire. The story follows a composer who, despite aspiring to recognition for his classical works, becomes famous only for his popular polkas. The narrative explores frustration, vanity, and the dilemma between art and success.
Keywords
Vanity, Frustration, Fame
NOTICE
This text is a work in the public domain and reflects the norms, values and perspectives of its time. Some readers may find parts of this content offensive or disturbing, given the evolution in social norms and in our collective understanding of issues of equality, human rights and mutual respect. We ask readers to approach this material with an understanding of the historical era in which it was written, recognizing that it may contain language, ideas or descriptions that are incompatible with today's ethical and moral standards.
Names from foreign languages will be preserved in their original form, with no translation.
A Famous Man
“Ah! Are you Mr. Pestana?” asked sinhazinha Mota, making a broad gesture of admiration. And then, correcting her familiarity, she added: “Excuse my manner, but... is it really you?”
Annoyed and irritated, Pestana replied that yes, it was him. He was coming from the piano, wiping his forehead with a handkerchief, and was about to reach the window when the young woman stopped him. It was not a ball; just an intimate soirée, with few people, twenty in all, who had gone to dinner with the widow Camargo, on Rua do Areal, on her birthday, November 5, 1875... A good and lively widow! She loved laughter and fun, despite being in her sixties, and it was the last time she had fun and laughed, as she passed away in the early days of 1876. Good and cheerful widow! With what spirit and diligence she arranged some dancing there, right after dinner, asking Pestana to play a quadrille! She didn't even have to finish her request; Pestana bowed politely and ran to the piano. When the quadrille was over, they had barely rested for ten minutes when the widow ran back to Pestana for a very special treat.
“Yes, ma'am.”
"Now play us that polka of yours,
