After her captivating literary debut at age 17 with "Fugalaça"—a blend of fiction and autobiography narrated by Satine, the author's alter ego, who delves into a combination of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll after losing her father at age 11—Mayra Dias Gomes delves into fiction in her second book to tell the story of Clara, a lonely girl in search of a human connection. Abandoned by her biological parents, left at the altar by her fiancé, and orphaned by her adoptive mother, Clara is a girl in a negative state. She lives a suspended existence, where the days drag by without motivation and daily life is a meaningless ritual. Marked by the abandonment she has suffered, she is unable to integrate into society and suffers from sleepless nights. When faced with a new heartbreak, she decides to take control of her life and sets off for the inhospitable and dark Bangônia in search of an old and idealistic friend. There, besides Camille, Clara encounters a crazy world of prostitution, drug trafficking, and glam rock, also rediscovering her own lost youth and breaking her taboos. "A Thousand and One Nights of Silence is the diary of a girl who doesn't exist. A narrative where everyone is dubious and reality unfolds like a nightmare. In this, her second novel, Mayra Dias Gomes proves that she is not just a character, she is a writer with a delirious imagination," writes Santiago Nazarian, who wrote the book's blurb.
