Dom CasmurroJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis (18391908) was born in Rio de Janeiro and, as well as his seven short story collections, wrote such groundbreaking novels as Posthumous Memoirs of Brs Cubas, Dom Casmurro, Quincas Borba and The Alienist. Margaret Jull Costa, who has translated Javier Maras and Jos Saramago, lives in England. Robin Patterson has translated Jos Luandino Vieira and lives in England.