Animais tropicais
Tropical Animals
by Javier Contreras
Companhia das Letras 2025
176 pages
14×21 cm
In this vertiginous novel, set against the geographic beauty of Terra Luminosa, a microcosm of an archaic Brazil, the intensity of a thriller is intertwined with a reflection on legacy and identity.
Two journalists, Emílio and Sara, embark on an investigation into the disappearance of a colleague. During their trip to an isolated floriculture community in search of clues, an accident keeps them stranded, and their search leads to a shocking massacre amidst the region’s bucolic landscape. Javier Contreras masterfully blends thriller, horror and pop culture, proving himself as a master of suspense and showcasing his versatility and critical lens. A book engaging with Latin America’s social and political distortions, exploring its deep-rooted history of authoritarianism.
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Javier Arancibia Contreras is a writer, journalist and screenwriter. He was born in Salvador, Bahia, after his family emigrated from Chile during the dictatorship. He is the author of three novels: Imóbile (7Letras, 2008), shortlisted for the Prêmio São Paulo, O dia em que eu deveria ter morrido (Terceiro Nome, 2010), for which he was awarded a literary grant from the São Paulo state government, and Soy loco por ti America (Companhia das Letras, 2016). While working as a crime reporter, he wrote a book on playwright Plínio Marcos, A crônica dos que não têm voz, part reportage and part biographical study. In 2012 he was selected by Granta Magazine as one of the best young Brazilian writers and his short story Rat Fever was published on Granta Magazine.
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