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''One of the most marvellous books I''ve read in years'' Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances ''A bacchanal of familial entanglements, as beautiful as it is brutal'' Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Daniel Cunha has a lot on his mind. He got dumped by his pregnant girlfriend, his grandfather just dropped dead, and on the anniversary of the raid that doomed his drug-dealing aunt and uncle, his mother makes her unwanted return to Brazil. Misfortune, however, is a Cunha family affair, and no generation is spared. As New Year''s Eve nears, old secrets are brought to light and the Cunha family hurtles toward an irrevocable breaking point: a fire, a knife, and a death on the sands of Copacabana Beach.

Riassunto

A family saga told in electric prose, this fiery debut novel is set over New Year's on the crowded, violent, vibrant streets of Rio de Janeiro

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Harold Rogers, Rogers Harold
• Editore: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 04.07.2024
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi
• EAN: 9781399609470
• ISBN: 978-1-399-60947-0
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.8 x 19.6 x 2.6 cm
• Categorie: Rio de Janeiro, Travel, South America, FICTION / City Life, Brazil, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, Sao Paulo, Rio, Narcos, american novel, carnival, Family & relationships, Brasil, Summer Read, World Literature, Literary fiction, New Year's Eve, family saga, Brazil: Southeast Region, Family relationships, family novel, holiday read, broken families, latinx authors, broken marriages, Brazilian Literature, popular Brazilian literature, big American novel, literature Brazil culture, Harold Rogers, latino authors, Brazilian literature in English, writers from Ohio, Portuguese books, family beach read, Brazilian diaspora, Copacabana beach, new young writers, Brazilian literature usa, young American writers, bruxas, contemporary Brazilian literature, literature in Brazil, Brazilian American literature, South American literature, Brazilian American authors, books based in Brazil