In Our Time is a BBC Studios Production

Machado de Assis
In Our Time

Misha Glenny and guests discuss one of the towering figures of Brazilian and world literature, Machado de Assis (1839 - 1908). He was the descendant of slaves and built his career while slavery was still in place in Brazil (abolished 1888) and many of his characters were from the slave-owning class who were also the readers of his books. At the time, those readers were delighted to see themselves represented and it was only later in the 20th Century that critics realized just how much Machado was satirising them. While he brings 19th Century Brazil vividly to life, Machado's works transcend time and place and, according to Salman Rushdie, they seem to have been written yesterday not 100 years ago.

With

Ana Cláudia Suriani da Silva
Associate Professor in Brazilian Studies at University College London

Claire Williams
Professor of Brazilian Literature and Culture at the Faculty of Modern Languages at the University of Oxford, fellow of St. Peter's College

And

Viviane Carvalho da Annunciação
Affiliated Lecturer at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge

Producer: Simon Tillotson

Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Misha Glenny and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world.

2026-06-12 0900-0945

[ simply huge reading list on programme website ]

#BBCRadio4 #BBCInOurTime #Slavery #MachadoDeAssis

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xgz1

Gabo, Pagu, Fidel: conheça a trajetória da premiada escritora Maria Valéria Rezende, amiga dos revolucionários

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/podcast/bem-viver/2026/05/29/gabo-pagu-fidel-conheca-a-trajetoria-da-premiada-escritora-maria-valeria-rezende-amiga-dos-revolucionarios/

+1 livro da EDUNEB em formato digital!
📘 Machado e a lâmina discursiva da ironia
Acesse: https://doi.org/10.7476/9788585813727

#AnáliseLiterária #MachadodeAssis #ebook

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒚𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔, 𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏"

We've turned the basement into a casino!

A man who turns to fortune-telling to assuage his conscience. A society that chooses its victims through a lottery. Today it's the dark philosophy of "The Lottery in Babylon" and "The Fortune-Teller."

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/tyranny-of-chance-assis-borges/

#podcast #literature #books #jorgeluisborges #machadodeassis #thefortuneteller

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 - 𝑨 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓" 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒐𝒂𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒎 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔, 1884

A secret affair driven by anonymous threats pushes a committed skeptic toward a dingy attic and a deck of cards. How easily will we trade our reason for a comfortable prophecy?

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/waypoint-the-fortune-teller/

#podcast #literature #books #deassis #machadodeassis #acartomante #thefortuneteller #reading #brazil