Waypoint – “The Fortune Teller”

About this episode

This episode explores Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis's work 'The Fortune Teller', focusing on themes of secrecy and skepticism.

  10 April 2026 Waypoint - “The Fortune Teller” by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis is perhaps the greatest writer of Brazil. In “The Fortune-Teller,” a secret affair driven by anonymous threats pushes a committed skeptic toward a dingy attic and a deck of cards. It is a study in […]

People in this episode

Host: Steve Chisnell

Topics covered

• literature
• Brazilian literature
• psychological drama
• mystery
• affairs

Keywords

• Machado de Assis
• The Fortune Teller
• Brazilian writer
• literary analysis
• psychological thriller

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