Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis often known as Machado de Assis Machado or Bruxo do Cosme Velho June 21 1839 Rio de Janeiro September 29 1908 Rio de Janeiro was a Brazilian novelist poet playwright and short story writer He is widely regarded as the most important writer of Brazilian literature However he did not gain widespread popularity outside Brazil in his own lifetime. Machados works had a great influence on Brazilian literary schools of the late 19th century and 20th century Jos Saramago Carlos Fuentes Susan Sontag and Harold Bloom are among his admirers and Bloom calls him the supreme black literary artist to date Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis often known as Machado de Assis Machado or Bruxo do Cosme Velho June 21 1839 Rio de Janeiro September 29 1908 Rio de Janeiro was a Brazilian novelist poet playwright and short story writer He is widely regarded as the most important writer of Brazilian literature However he did not gain widespread popularity outside Brazil in his own lifetime. Machado s works had a great influence on Brazilian literary schools of the late 19th century and 20th century Jos Saramago Carlos Fuentes Susan Sontag and Harold Bloom are among his admirers and Bloom calls him the supreme black literary artist to date site_link Este livro re ne tr s obras de Machado de Assis Missa do Galo O espelho e O Alienista Inclu ainda a lista dos 100 escritores mais destacados do mundo em todos os tempos segundo Harold Bloom Machado de Assis Grandes Obras primas