lˈaɪk ðə pˈoʊsthjuːməs mˈɛmwɑːɹz ʌv bɹˈɑːz kjˈuːbəz ænd kwˈɪŋkəz bˈoːɹbə, bˈoʊθ baɪ mætʃˈɑːdoʊ də ɐsˈɪs, ɪɾ ɪz wˈaɪdli ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ mˈæstɚpˌiːs ʌv ɹˈiːəlɪst lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.
Like The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas and Quincas Borba, both by Machado de Assis, it is widely regarded as a masterpiece of realist literature.