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Paradais
''Paradais'' (originally titled ''Páradais'' in Spanish) is a novel by Mexican author Fernanda Melchor. It was published in its original Spanish in 2021 by Literatura Random House. An English translation by Sophie Hughes was published in 2022 by Fitzcarraldo Editions and New Direction Books. Benjamin P. Russell of the ''Houston Chronicle'' described the novel as a "commentary on" the "often haunting facts" of Mexico, stating "a more incisive commentary ..would be hard to find." This was the second Melchor novel to receive an officially published English translation. Contents The setting is the gated community Paradais, located in the state of Veracruz. The novel is about a teenage duo, Franco Andrade and Leopoldo "Polo" García Chaparro, who do criminal activity together. Characters Franco, who lives in Paradais, has the nickname "fatboy". Franco is from a wealthy family, has little social success. Franco wants to have intercourse but has not found a willing female partne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernanda Melchor
Fernanda Melchor (born 1982, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican writer best known for her novel '' Hurricane Season'' for which she won the 2019 Anna Seghers Prize and a place on the shortlist for the 2020 International Booker Prize. Life and career Melchor graduated with a degree in Journalism from the Universidad Veracruzana where she was Coordinator of Communication of the Veracruz-Del Río campus. Melchor has published fiction and nonfiction in ''The Paris Review'', ''La Palabra y el Hombre, Letras Libres, Excélsior, Replicante,'' ''Milenio semanal, Le Monde diplomatique, Vice Latinoamérica, GQ Latinoamérica'' and ''Vanity Fair Latinoamerica.'' She began her writing career in 2013 with the publication of '' Aquí no es Miami'' (2013), a collection of literary journalism, and '' Falsa Liebre (2013)'', her first novel. '' Hurricane Season'' ''—''a novel based on the murder of a witch in a small town in Melchor's home state, Veracruz—was featured as one of the best novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |