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| Birth: | 21st June, 1839 |
| Death: | 29th September, 1908 |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Profession: | Novelist, Playwright, Poet |
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Joaquim Mario Machado de Assis was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright, short story writer, and advocate of monarchism. Widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature, nevertheless he did not gain widespread popularity outside Brazil in his own lifetime. He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek in later life.
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