{"product_id":"o-vampiro-de-curitiba","title":"The vampire of Curitiba","description":"\"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2012 Camões Prize, Dalton Trevisan reissues his most notable work with a new cover and the inclusion of the short story \u003cem\u003eA velha querida.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Just as a vampire is capable of anything in its quest for blood satisfaction, the characters in the stories that comprise * \u003cem\u003eThe Vampire of Curitiba*\u003c\/em\u003e seek, without guilt, shame, or censure, pleasure at any cost. Considered a masterpiece by the author, this book showcases Dalton Trevisan at his most classic: objective, concise, minimalist, and fond of literary references of all kinds, taking his blend of irony and pessimism to the most shocking and repulsive extremes of human degradation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThese stories represent extreme social, psychological or existential situations that, due to their absurdity, contain elements of parody, humor and fantasy, while also exploring the cruelty and sordidness revealed in the uncontrollable fantasies that determine the deepest impulses of human beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \"The reaction one has when reading Trevisan is a kind of anger. Anger at the perfection of the author's discretion, at his absolute moral invisibility, when we know he must be lurking, hidden behind his style. But this anger, one supposes, is exactly what Trevisan wants from his readers.\" - Michael Wood, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159454073084,"sku":"9788501013637","price":64.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/1a250bdb8f6faab1cb447a1a9077b07e.jpg?v=1783705956","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/o-vampiro-de-curitiba","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}