Widely considered the greatest work by the foremost Brazilian author of the twentieth century, The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray comes to Penguin Classics in a new translation by the dean of Portuguese-language translators, Gregory Rabassa. It tells the story of Joaquim Soares da Cunha, who drops dead after he abandons his life of upstanding citizenship to assume the identity of Quincas Water-Bray, a "champion drunk" and bum who is whisked along on a postmortem journey that climaxes in his loss at sea.
| ISBN: | 9780143106364 |
| Publication date: | 28th August 2012 |
| Author: | Jorge Amado, Gregory Rabassa |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 70 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Widely considered the greatest work by the foremost Brazilian author of the twentieth century, The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray comes to Penguin Classics in a new translation by the dean of Portuguese-language translators, Gregory Rabassa. It tells the story of Joaquim Soares da Cunha, who drops dead after he abandons his life of upstanding citizenship to assume the identity of Quincas Water-Bray, a "champion drunk" and bum who is whisked along on a postmortem journey that climaxes in his loss at sea.
The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray is available in Paperback
The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray was written by Jorge Amado, Gregory Rabassa and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray has 70 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Classics series