The things

Winner of the 2018 Sesc Literature Award in the Short Stories category.

Sensitive and relentless behind clean, simple writing, Things weaves together human experiences from the perspective of a young gay man. The constant character in these stories works, travels, studies, navigates the streets of bustling metropolises, and spends hours on dating apps. There's no makeup for loneliness, no disguise for sex. He feels, he wants, he wins and loses, transforming himself from story to story and building a narrative arc that underpins the entire book.

"[...] The immense strength of this book lies, in part, in its theme: the emotional and sexual relationships of young gay men in times of extreme individualism, social media, and dating apps. But the final effect would not be possible without the impressive firmness of Tobias Carvalho's style, an author who manages to be sensitive and relentless in every line, sharp in his treatment of actions and emotions, imbuing the stories with that rare sense of truth that we seek in the best literature." - Daniel Galera