Machado de Assis

Brazilian writer.

Born June 21st, 1839 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died September 29th, 1908 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Occupations
journalist, linguist, literary critic, non-fiction writer, novelist, playwright, poet, science fiction writer, translator, typographer, writer
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo