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- Herausgeber: SAMPI Books
- Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
- Sprache: Englisch
Exploring psychological dilemmas and material issues with his characteristic irony, Machado de Assis presents an anecdote between the notary Vaz Nunes and the frustrated dreamer Custódio about a large loan request to invest in a needle factory. The clash between Custódio's insistence and Vaz Nunes' refusal reflects the wounded pride of class differences and social discomfort.
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The Loan
Machado de Assis
SYNOPSIS
Exploring psychological dilemmas and material issues with his characteristic irony, Machado de Assis presents an anecdote between the notary Vaz Nunes and the frustrated dreamer Custódio about a large loan request to invest in a needle factory. The clash between Custódio's insistence and Vaz Nunes' refusal reflects the wounded pride of class differences and social discomfort.
Keywords
Negotiation, Pride, Social Irony
NOTICE
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The Loan
I am going to tell you an anecdote, but an anecdote in the true sense of the word, which the common people have expanded into stories of pure invention. This one is true; I could name a few people who know it as well as I do. It has not been hidden, except for the lack of a calm spirit to find its philosophy. As you must know, there is a philosophical meaning in everything. Carlyle discovered it in waistcoats, or, more precisely, in clothing; and everyone knows that numbers, long before the Ipiranga lottery, formed Pythagoras' system. For my part, I believe I have deciphered this case of a loan; see if I am mistaken.
