A translation of this novel by Flora Thomson-DeVeaux and a co-translation by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson were released almost concurrently in June 2020. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this set of “Posthumous Memoirs” narrated by a lover of Virgília and dedicated to “the worm who first gnawed on the cold flesh of my corpse.”
ANSWER: The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas [or Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas; or Epitaph of a Small Winner]
[10e] The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas was written by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (“mah-SHAH-doo jee ah-SEESE”) in this language, which Fernando Pessoa used to write The Book of Disquiet.
ANSWER: Portuguese [or português; or língua portuguesa]
[10h] A character with this name creates a philosophy called Humanitism in The Posthumous Memoirs. A dog with this name is given to the student Rubião (“roo-bee-OW”) in a novel whose title was originally translated as Philosopher or Dog?.
ANSWER: Quincas Borba (“KEEN-kass BOR-buh”) [or Quincas Borba]
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