Lines by Machado de Assis
Machado de Assis
Brazilian novelist · 1839–1908
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis grew up poor in Rio de Janeiro and became the founding president of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. His ironic novels are often counted the finest in Portuguese.
To the victor, the potatoes!
Ao vencedor, as batatas!
Quincas Borba, Chapter VI
Planet-X translation, 2026 · Source (opens the digitised edition in a new tab)