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Quéda que as Mulheres Têm para os Tolos

by Victor Hénaux

Translated by Machado de Assis

"Quéda que as Mulheres Têm para os Tolos" by Victor Hénaux is a satirical essay published in the late 1850s. This brief work argues that foolish men have greater success winning women's affections due to their natural boldness and superficiality, while intelligent men struggle because of their timidity and introspective nature. The essay became famous in Brazil through Machado de Assis's translation, initially published without attribution and long mistaken for an original work, influencing themes in his later novels.

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