Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. Helen Caldwell is a scholar and Brazilianist from California. H...view moreJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. Helen Caldwell is a scholar and Brazilianist from California. Her work focuses on the 19th century Brazilian writer Machado de Assis.view less