Project Gutenberg 2017-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 1589 Machado de Assis 1839 1908 Assis, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Machado de De Assis, Machado Dom Casmurro Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Casmurro Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Casmurro Produced by Laura Natal Rodriguez & Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version,also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) (Images generously made available by the Bibliotheca Nacional Digital Brasil.) "Dom Casmurro" by Machado de Assis is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes of memory, love, jealousy, and the complexities of human relationships through the eyes of its protagonist, Bento "Bentinho" Santiago. As he confronts his past, the narrative delves into his relationships with his mother, José Dias, and his childhood friend, Capitú. The opening of "Dom Casmurro" introduces us to Bentinho in a reflective state, contemplating his life and the perception others have of him, particularly through the nickname "Dom Casmurro," which indicates a reclusive and withdrawn nature. He shares an anecdote about a chance encounter on a train that leads to his name, setting a tone of introspection. Bentinho's narrative reveals his solitude, his deliberate attempts to reconstruct his childhood home, and his motivations for writing—stemming from a desire to capture lost moments and memories as he faces the permanence of time and change. As we meet various characters such as José Dias, who becomes a significant figure in his life, the story begins to unfold the complexities of Bentinho's emotional landscape and the prologue to his connections with the significant people mentioned in his recollections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. pt Adultery -- Fiction Authorship -- Fiction Catholic Church -- Fiction Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 463110 2025-07-22T08:53:13.156139 text/html 439799 2024-10-23T02:45:49 text/html 221752 2025-07-22T08:53:18.948094 application/epub+zip 226816 2025-07-22T08:53:13.987098 application/epub+zip 226815 2025-07-22T08:53:13.562073 application/epub+zip 366558 2025-07-22T08:53:22.847093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348352 2025-07-22T08:53:18.521073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352767 2022-08-25T07:12:45.207868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418271 2025-07-22T08:53:12.326189 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398358 2024-10-23T02:45:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17685 2025-07-22T08:53:22.980063 application/rdf+xml 13039 2025-07-22T08:53:13.653080 image/jpeg 2007 2025-07-22T08:53:13.607111 image/jpeg 208167 2025-07-22T08:53:13.196101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia