Quincas Borba

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908) was born in Rio de Janeiro and, as well as his seven short-story collections, wrote such ground-breaking novels as Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas, Dom Casmurro, Quincas Borba and The Alienist.

Margaret Jull Costa, who has translated Javier Marías and José Saramago, lives in England.

Robin Patterson has translated José Luandino Vieira and lives in England.