Description

In these seventeen tales by among Brazil's foremost living writers, Fonseca presents visitors--with unparalleled candor and keenness of observation--to some kaleidoscopic, frequently troubling globe. His lascivious sights are set by a hunchback on attracting an attractive lady. A ghost writer is hired by a wealthy businessman, with unforeseen outcomes. A household of modern day downtown cannibals remembers a weird rite of passage.