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Når Brás Cubas ser tilbake på livet sitt, blander han minner med avsporinger, forfengelighet og skarp samfunnsobservasjon.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuincas Borba\u003c\/i\u003e skildrer hvordan Rubiãos lykke snur etter en arv. Rikdom, ambisjoner og menneskene rundt ham setter dømmekraften hans på prøve og avdekker avstanden mellom vennlighet og egeninteresse.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelena\u003c\/i\u003e utforsker familiebånd, kjærlighet og sosial status når en ung kvinne blir tatt inn i farens hjem etter hans død.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLest sammen viser disse romanene ulike måter Machado undersøker det som skjuler seg bak respektable fasader. Ømhet står side om side med beregning. Sikkerhet viker for tvil. En forteller kan komme med en forklaring som røper mer enn han har tenkt. 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