| Author: | Raduan Nassar | ISBN: | 9780811226592 |
| Publisher: | New Directions | Publication: | January 31, 2017 |
| Imprint: | New Directions | Language: | English |
| Author: | Raduan Nassar |
| ISBN: | 9780811226592 |
| Publisher: | New Directions |
| Publication: | January 31, 2017 |
| Imprint: | New Directions |
| Language: | English |
A small, furious masterpiece of dominance and submission.
A pair of lovers—a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in Brazil—spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults and scorching cruelty, their sexual adventure turns into a savage power game between two warring egos. This intense, erotic masterpiece—written by one of Brazil’s most highly regarded modernists—explores alienation, arrogance, machismo meltdown, the desire to dominate, and the wish to be dominated.
A small, furious masterpiece of dominance and submission.
A pair of lovers—a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in Brazil—spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults and scorching cruelty, their sexual adventure turns into a savage power game between two warring egos. This intense, erotic masterpiece—written by one of Brazil’s most highly regarded modernists—explores alienation, arrogance, machismo meltdown, the desire to dominate, and the wish to be dominated.
