{"title":"Gustavo Ávila","description":" \u003cp\u003eGustavo Ávila ingressou no mundo da escrita ao iniciar no mercado publicitário como redator, há mais de dez anos. Nascido em 1983, cresceu no interior paulista, trabalhou por anos em São Paulo, capital, e hoje vive em Florianópolis. Foram mais de três anos escrevendo \u003cem\u003eO sorriso da hiena\u003c\/em\u003e, que, em 2016, teve os direitos de adaptação comprados pela TV Globo.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"o-sorriso-da-hiena","title":"The hyena's smile","description":"\"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIs it possible to justify evil when there is an intention to do good? Is there reason to believe in someone who justifies evil?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Tormented by the feeling that he is not doing enough to make the world a better place, William, a respected child psychologist, is given the chance to conduct a study that could help understand the development of human evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e However, the proposal, made by the mysterious David, places the psychologist before a complex moral dilemma. To determine whether he is a cruel man for having witnessed the brutal murder of his parents when he was only eight years old, David plans to repeat the same thing that happened to his own with other families, giving William the chance to follow the orphaned children's growth and discover the influence of this trauma on their development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e But how far will William go to achieve his goals?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hyena's Smile\u003c\/em\u003e presents a complex plot of suspense and psychological games, where we will find the answers to these questions. The work reflects on the human psyche with complex and well-developed characters, constantly leaving certainties and doubts that, throughout the text, will make the reader constantly rethink what they consider logical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In contrast to its complex approach and themes, the book features naturally constructed dialogue that captivates the reader from the first page to the last. Gustavo Ávila took great care in choosing the characters and language for this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Hyena's Smile\u003c\/em\u003e , the reader will be hooked until the last page as he follows Detective Artur Veiga in his investigations to unravel this series of crimes that is terrorizing the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"A psychological thriller that deserves to be alongside the great international bestsellers. 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Within it, social norms limit happiness, demonize individual desires, and seek to suppress free will, using the discourse of declining values to solidify the mold of a repressed and tamed society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhen the Lights Go Out\u003c\/em\u003e throws us into the tangle of human needs. The book opens our eyes to the desire to be seen for who we truly are and not fall into the trap of judgments based solely on stereotypes constructed by society. Undoubtedly, a tragic and true story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"As in David Fincher's best serial killer thrillers, each character hides behind a succession of masks, some psychological, others physical, which are gradually lifted. They are people searching for a point of balance that keeps them going, like actors who must take the stage somewhat reluctantly, somewhat tired of the falseness and artificiality of everyday life in the great, nameless metropolis that, although quite universal, is at the same time replete with the specificities of Brazilian reality.\" - Samir Machado de Machado\u003c\/p\u003e \"","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174939476220,"sku":"9788576867890","price":69.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/96493732bd59a2bd84af0f7c08bcfec7_5c755146-3291-4341-9ae5-a6a676afb520.jpg?v=1778642066"},{"product_id":"pa-de-cal","title":"Lime shovel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hyena's Smile\u003c\/em\u003e , three stories intertwine as a mysterious disease advances through a world with increasingly fewer emotional connections.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e “Sometimes, good memories become sad. 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