Coimbra the Clerk

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Cover of the book Coimbra the Clerk by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Fario
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Author: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis ISBN: 9781301658824
Publisher: Fario Publication: September 4, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
ISBN: 9781301658824
Publisher: Fario
Publication: September 4, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

The aging clerk Coimbra no longer believes in much. Not even his long-standing faith in the lottery--"I'm no longer of the age to hope," he admits--is entirely steadfast. He resolves, then, to buy one last ticket, for the drawing for the huge sum of five hundred contos.

Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen
Genre: short story
Length: 5,000 words

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The aging clerk Coimbra no longer believes in much. Not even his long-standing faith in the lottery--"I'm no longer of the age to hope," he admits--is entirely steadfast. He resolves, then, to buy one last ticket, for the drawing for the huge sum of five hundred contos.

Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen
Genre: short story
Length: 5,000 words

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