Name: Carbon Animal (in Spanish)
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Author: Ana Paula Maia
ISBN: 9786079409937

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ana Paula Maia

Publisher

Jus

Year

2018

Language

Spanish

Pages

112

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9786079409937

Edited in

México

Edition No.

Synopsis "Carbon Animal (in Spanish)"

Three characters are united by fire--a firefighter, a corpse incinerator, and a coal miner. Their setting and time could be any, but everything is perpetually on the edge of collapse. Coal and corpses provide society's energy, jobs are violent and alienating, and life is a series of reactions where the future is irrelevant. Carbón animal es la historia de tres hombres vinculados por el fuego: el bombero Ernesto Wesley, su hermano Ronivon, incinerador de cadáveres, y Edgar Wilson, minero del carbón. Los tres malviven en un lugar que podría estar tanto en Brasil como en cualquier otra parte, siempre que sea tierra arrasada; durante una época que podría ser cualquiera, siempre que todo esté acabado o a punto de acabarse. En ese tiempo y lugar, la energía se obtiene del carbón mineral y los cadáveres, los oficios son violentos o alienantes y la vida es una serie de reacciones donde el futuro no tiene ningún papel. En ese paisaje desolador, Ana Paula Maia es capaz de construir una novela profundamente lírica y humana, un drama corregido por un humor incendiario y cargado de imágenes casi cinematográficas.

Ana Paula Maia

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Ana Paula Maia (Nova Iguaçu, 1977) is a Brazilian writer and screenwriter known for her direct style and focus on male characters in marginal professions. Her works address themes such as structural violence, the relationship between humans and animals, and environmental degradation. Among her most notable novels are De ganados y de hombres (2013), Enterre seus mortos (2018), and De cada quinhentos uma alma (2021). Her literature has been translated into several languages, including Spanish, French, and German.

Maia has been awarded the Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura on two consecutive occasions: in 2018 for Assim na Terra como embaixo da Terra and in 2019 for Enterre seus mortos. Her narrative is characterized by concise prose and a deep exploration of the human condition in extreme contexts. In addition to her literary work, she has worked as a screenwriter on film and television projects.

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