{"title":"Fernando Molica","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"uma-selfie-com-lenin","title":"A selfie with Lenin","description":"A fictional narrative that describes the precipitous decline of certain political ideals, Fernando Molica's \"A Selfie with Lenin\" can be read as a farewell letter, a love letter, or an apology. But it needs to be read to the end to discover why the protagonist writes to his ex-girlfriend. Molica tells the conflicting story of a journalist who sees his youthful ideals eroded by the rampant advance of a political structure based on corruption. Faced with the ruin of his convictions, the character narrates with humor, and a certain dose of melancholy, the story of his professional life and the paths he has taken. \"A Selfie with Lenin\" thus takes stock of the experiences shared by the couple, which intertwine with the recent political history of our country, marked by corruption scandals and the massive demonstrations that, in the months leading up to the 2014 World Cup, brought millions of people to the streets.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159235444988,"sku":"9788501107022","price":49.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/7c4bd21c324438ec05b18fe3a706e086_1a8d79c6-d890-4b5d-a1de-deb506cab185.jpg?v=1778320106"},{"product_id":"o-homem-que-morreu-tres-vezes-uma-reportagem-sobre-o-chacal-brasileiro","title":"The Man Who Died Three Times: A Report on the Brazilian Jackal","description":"Fernando Molica's The Man Who Died Three Times can be read like an adventure novel. It's the story of a character who can't contain himself and, every hundred pages, sheds his skin, surprising the reader. At first, he plays a young, ambitious, and unscrupulous lawyer from Rio Grande do Sul who gratuitously informs on his enemies as communists. The next, back in São Paulo, the exact opposite happens. He's the one hanging from the rack, accused of being a subversive. Most impressively, under torture, yesterday's snitch doesn't betray anyone. He emerges from prison almost a hero. And he conquers the world: Santiago, Paris, Algiers, Beirut, and so on. From then on, one costume isn't enough. He needs two. And so, he dresses up as an international high life and a dangerous terrorist. While traveling first class and dining in Europe's finest restaurants, he supplies weapons for the attacks led by Carlos, the Jackal, the secret services' most wanted man in the 1970s and 1980s. Suddenly, he vanishes. Years later, he reappears—or disappears?—under a new name in a small Italian town. End of the line? End of the story? Place your bets. The man who died three times can also be read as a fascinating insight into a dramatic period. Brazil groaned under the military dictatorship, revolution seemed to be the order of the day, and much of the youth decided to storm the skies. The outcome of the confrontation is well known, and the book doesn't really bring anything new in this area. But it does have one merit: it captures the atmosphere of those years well—in the improvised guerrilla phase, trust, camaraderie, and a fighting spirit; in the liquidated guerrilla phase, on the contrary, demoralization, infiltration, and betrayal. The Man Who Died Three Times can still be read as a good report, with all the ingredients a good report deserves: a compelling starting point, a disconcerting plot, an unpredictable character, impressive testimonies, unbelievable moments. And behind all this, a persistent reporter, who doesn't let go when he sniffs out a unique story that needs to be told and deserves to be known by all.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159585865980,"sku":"9788501067159","price":64.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/8d093639e53356539bce16b2ab9ed140.jpg?v=1778325842"},{"product_id":"o-ponto-da-partida","title":"The starting point","description":"Fernando Molica's new novel, THE STARTING POINT, begins with a reporter arriving in Arpoador late at night to report on a body found dismembered on the beach. But the plot couldn't be further from the detective genre. While Ricardo Menezes waits for the hearse to arrive and investigates his story, he questions his relationship with his family, his profession, and the city. A renowned journalist, Molica states that the novel's starting point came from a real event he witnessed: \"I travel around Rio a lot, including as a journalist—as a reporter, I went to a place about two years ago where there was a dismembered body. This touches me as a journalist and as a citizen, as an author. So much so that the situation ended up serving as the book's inspiration.\" The choice of a journalist character was practical. According to the author, the important thing was that the protagonist be in a moment of disenchantment. \"Ricardo, the protagonist, could have been a doctor disappointed by his shifts filled with stray bullet victims, or a lawyer frustrated with his profession. A guy whose professional life was closely tied to his personal life. But he became a journalist for practical reasons. He would have had to do a lot of research and talk extensively with professionals in one of these fields to create a minimally convincing character.\" Fernando Molica will take advantage of the release of his third novel—he is also the author of the reportage book *The Man Who Died Three Times* and the novel *Black Flag, Love*, both finalists for the Jabuti Prize—to launch his personal website, where he will archive reports, reviews, and the blog he currently maintains.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174878068988,"sku":"9788501081209","price":54.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/c494f5cc0bd605619dfe33ee9c4c11e3_02479b22-9a58-4636-b6f6-26096031eab3.jpg?v=1778325602"},{"product_id":"o-inventario-de-julio-reis","title":"Julio Reis' inventory","description":"Composer, conductor, pianist, and music critic, Julio Reis was born in São Paulo in 1863. But it was in Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century that he composed waltzes, polkas, habaneras, and tangos that would make him popular among artists and intellectuals of the time. They would also pave the way for the publication of short story and critical books, and for the realization of more ambitious musical projects. Symphonies and operas, such as Heliophar, were part of the official program for the Independence Centennial. Julio Reis left behind a well-organized—and extensive—collection, with scores and numerous newspaper clippings. But little is known about his motivations and struggles. Now his great-grandson, journalist Fernando Molica, retraces the trajectory of this man who was certainly one of the most important figures in the Brazilian classical music scene. After three novels set in contemporary times, the writer returns to old Rio to compose a rich panorama of a time of great change. Julio Reis's inventory, however, does more than rescue the legacy of a still little-known composer. With a foot in the real world, this novel also dissects Rio de Janeiro, the capital of the Republic. It was home to the best and most important figures in politics, academia, and the arts. The vast musical scene, with international opera companies taking turns staging highly sought-after performances, unfolded through the pages of World War I, the Soviet Revolution, scientific achievements—these and other fundamental transformations for the city and for Julio Reis—parade through the pages, amid controversial and colorful stories. The house in Piedade, and the incongruity of a classical genius lost in the suburbs, the loathing for what broke with convention—like Debussy and Villa Lobos—the love of the classics. The fight over the funding for the production of his opera \"Soror Mariana,\" which never came to fruition. Here, Fernando Molica composes, note by note, an arrangement of possibilities. A hypothesis by Julio Reis that transcends reality, without ever losing sight of it.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175502987516,"sku":"9788501097842","price":59.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/e79f75269c8d0ceafdb990d73461ffca.jpg?v=1778312430"},{"product_id":"11-gols-de-placa","title":"11 goals","description":"Organized by journalist Fernando Molica, 11 GOLS DE PLACA (11 GOALS ON PLACE), the third volume of the Investigative Journalism Collection, an initiative of Editora Record and Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism), features a selection of key reports that help explain many of the ills of our soccer. The selected texts seek to provide a panorama of what goes on behind the scenes and offer a snapshot of the sport since the 1960s, with reports by João Máximo and Michel Laurence revealing the difficulty of realizing the dream of becoming a star in this so-called \"soccer country,\" which open the book and serve as the foundation for the following chapters. Reading the articles transcribed in the book is an emotional journey and sheds light on problems that have been accumulating for many decades. A selection that mixes corruption, poverty, unemployment, document forgery, abuse of power, and exploitation of minors. 11 GOLS DE PLACA is a kind of yellow card for managers and all those who take advantage of Brazilian football. Football reveals the best and worst of us. As journalist Paulo Vinicius Coelho, who wrote the book's blurb, points out, the sports section is a breeding ground for great journalists and encompasses all types of reporting – a club election or a team crisis can generate good stories on politics or the economy, while a star player's injury and an interview with the team doctor result in interesting health stories. Brazilian football is also rich in crime stories. In the pages of Brazil's leading newspapers, the Nike and CBF Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiries (CPIs) emerged in the early 2000s. The same footballing country produced three refereeing scandals in an eight-year period, from Alberto Dualib's '1-0-0' in 1997 to the Edílson Pereira de Carvalho case in 2005. This last case, written by André Rizek, is one of those chosen in this brilliant work by Fernando Molica. As in the other two volumes of the collection – 10 Reports that Shook the Dictatorship and 50 Years of Crimes –, the reports are enriched by accounts and commentaries that detail the behind-the-scenes investigations, produced by journalists involved in covering the cases and editing them, such as Marcos Penido and Juca Kfouri, among other leading lights of sports journalism. These supporting texts contextualize the facts and explain how the professionals managed to reach important revelations. In 11 GOLS DE PLACA, there will be plenty of opportunities for boos—for officials, managers, and referees—and applause. The latter, especially for the athletes who shine in the newsrooms.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176724349180,"sku":"9788501087621","price":64.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/b6baa2271c76c11ea93c0adb01ef77de.jpg?v=1778324567"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/fernando-molica.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}