Search
    Search FictionDB
      Tap cover to enlarge

      Esau and Jacob

      by Oxford University Press
      Published
      Sep 1900
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      304
      Buy on Amazon Book

      About This Book

      Esau and Jacob is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman and her inability to choose between them. At another level, it is the story of Brazil itself, caught between the traditional and the modern, and between the monarchical and republican ideals. Instead of a heroic biblical fable, Machado de Assis gives us a story of the petty squabbles, conflicting ambitions, doubts, and insecurities that are part of the human condition.

      Buy This Book

      Amazon Physical Book | Kindle
      Barnes & Noble Physical Book
      Bookshop.org Physical Book

      Formats & Editions

      Browse the different covers, formats, and publication history for this title.

      Paperback

      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      Dec 2000 Oxford University Press (UK) ISBN13 9780195108118 ISBN10 0195108116
      Buy

      eBook

      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Nov 2000 Oxford University Press ISBN10 B007HKW8F6
      Buy