Blood-Drenched Beard (Daniel Galera )

Daniel Galera

Medium Paperback


From Brazils most acclaimed young novelist, the mesmerizing story of how a troubled young mans restorative journey to the seaside becomes a violent struggle with his familys past

So why did they kill him?

Im getting there. Patience, tch. I wanted to give you the context. Because its a good story, isnt it?

A young mans father, close to death, reveals to his son the true story of his grandfathers death, or at least the truth as he knows it. The mean old gaucho was murdered by some fellow villagers in Garopaba, a sleepy town on the Atlantic now famous for its surfing and fishing. It was almost an execution, vigilante style. Or so the story goes.
It is almost as if his father has given the young man a deathbed challenge. He has no strong ties to home, he is ready for a change, and he loves the seaside and is a great ocean swimmer, so he the water and builds a simple new life, taking his fathers old dog as a companion. He swims in the sea every day, makes a few friends, enters into a relationship, begins to make inquiries.

But information doesnt come easily. A rare neurological condition means that he doesnt recognize the faces of people hes met, leading frequently to awkwardness and occasionally to hostility. And the people who know about his grandfather seem fearful, even haunted. Life becomes complicated in Garopaba until it becomes downright dangerous.

Steeped in a very special atmosphere, both languid and tense, and soaked in the sultry allure of south Brazil, Daniel Galeras masterfully spare and powerful prose unfolds a story of discovery that feels almost archetypala display of storytelling sorcery that builds with oceanic force and announces one of Brazils greatest y"about-readmatter">

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