The Love of Singular Men - Softcover

Victor Heringer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908670770 ISBN 13: 9781908670779

Publisher: Peirene Press, 2023

Synopsis

Rio de Janeiro, the 1970s. One hot Brazilian summer, Camilo meets Cosme and the two teenage boys discover a new kind of tenderness. But an act of violence will shatter their intimate world, and change the trajectory of their young lives. At once an incisive exploration of Brazilian society and a tender account of first love, first grief and revenge, The Love of Singular Men is a powerful and exhilarating novel, which sparkles with wit and playful ingenuity throughout.

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About the Author

Victor Heringer was born in Rio de Janeiro. He was a restless multimedia artist, who experimented with all forms and subjects (string theory, astronomy, spirituality, politics). He wrote poems, essays and fiction, made videos, drawings, paintings and films, and learnt programming to publish digital books, full of hyperlinks and references. His first poetry collection, automatografo, was published in 2011, followed by his debut novel Gloria in 2012, which was awarded the 2013 Premio Jabuti, launching him to prominence and gaining him a reputation as an exceptional young talent. His second novel, O Amor dos Homens Avulsos (The Love of Singular Men), was published by Companhia das Letras in 2016, and was shortlistedf or the Sao Paulo Prize for Literature, the Rio Prize for Literature, and the Oceanos Prize. In his lifetime, he also published O escritor Victor Heringer (2015), a conceptual book of photographs, and contributed a weekly column to the literary magazine Pessoa. He also translated from English to Portuguese, and Heringer's last work to be published was his translation of Loung Ung's 2000 memoir First They Killed My Father, published by HarperCollins in 2017. That same year, he was selected by Forbes Brazil for inclusion in their 'UNDER 30 in Literature' list. In March 2018, Victor Heringer, who had long struggled with depression, died in Rio de Janeiro, three weeks before his 30th birthday.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peirene Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908670770
• ISBN 13: 9781908670779
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160