Time to scatter stones

New cover, blurb and unpublished afterword of this novel, winner of the São Paulo Literature Prize A village worn down by mining is controlled by a ruthless colonel. Hopelessness coexists with the relentless search for the last diamonds, and what drives the residents is the desire for sex, power, and fortune. Stones symbolize everything and determine relationships. The open hatred between Diogo and Gomes, two aging prospectors, fuels the toxic symbiosis between their respective children, Rodrigo and Ximena. Shrouded in an arid atmosphere of revenge, the erotic impulse will define the fate of both. In this novel, winner of the São Paulo Literature Prize, with extraordinary, polished words of stone, Estevão Azevedo skillfully leads the reader through a poetic narrative that presents a Brazilian and universal reality.