English version published as ch. 18, "Nabokov and Machado de Assis" in Brian Boyd, Stalking Nabokov.
Abstract
The uncanny resemblances in thought and technique between Nabokov and Brazil's greatest writer, Joachim Maria Machado de Assis, whom Nabokov almost certainly knew nothing of, as well as their subtle differences.
English version published as ch. 18, "Nabokov and Machado de Assis" in Brian Boyd, Stalking Nabokov.