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Victor Hénaux
Best known for a sharp, satirical work that later caught the attention of Machado de Assis, this 19th-century Belgian writer brought wit and argument together in a way that still feels lively.
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Quéda que as Mulheres Têm para os Tolos
by Victor Hénaux
About the author
A Belgian lawyer and writer, Georges-Victor Hénaux was born in 1822 and died in 1896. Though relatively little biographical detail is widely documented, he is remembered for blending a legal mind with a taste for literary satire.
His best-known work is De l’amour des femmes pour les sots, a provocative essay-like text whose title is often rendered in Portuguese as Queda que as Mulheres Têm para os Tolos. The book became especially notable in Brazil because of its connection to Machado de Assis, helping Hénaux find readers far beyond Belgium.
That mix of irony, social observation, and controversy explains why his name still surfaces today: not as a household literary giant, but as a curious and enduring figure in the history of 19th-century letters.