Pssica
Rivers of Fate
by Edyr Augusto
Boitempo Editorial 2015
96 pages
14×21 cm
A fast paced thriller set on the Amazon River. From this novel, the miniseries Rivers of Fate released by Netflix in 2025.
In Pssica, “curse” in Amazonian slang, a teenager is kidnapped in downtown of Belém and sold to nightclubs and brothels in Cayenne, the capital of French Guiana. An Angolan immigrant has his small grocery store attacked by the pirates of the Amazon, the “water rats”, and seeks revenge for his murdered wife. Among the “rats” is a young man who will soon take over as the leader of the group. These three characters meet on a dizzying journey of sex, theft, drugs and murder.
Press:
«One of the best crime novels released in Brazil in recent years».
O Estado de São Paulo
«I came across the book a few years ago and realized that reading it made me aware of some pressing issues and a reality that needs to be discussed. I’m really happy that we’re now launching this miniseries so that more people can hear these stories».
Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Rivers of Fate producer
Rights sold: World French
Rights available: All other countries
Represented in collaboration with MTS Agência
Edyr Augusto is a novelist from Pará, Brazil. His works, all published in brazil by Boitempo Editorial, have been translated and published in France, England, Peru, and Mexico.
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