Blood-Drenched Beard
ABOUT
THE BOOK
His father shoots himself, and all he’s left with is the old cattle dog and a vague desire for explanation. He loves swimming so he drifts south to Garopaba, a quiet little town on the Brazilian coast, where his grandfather disappeared in mysterious, possibly brutal, circumstances decades before.
There, in the midst of romantic flings and occasional trips, he comes to discover more than he could ever have imagined – not just about his grandfather, but also about himself.
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Alison
Entrekin
Alison Entrekin is an Australian literary translator known for her translations of Brazilian and Portuguese literature into English. She has translated over forty books, including works by Chico Buarque, Paulo Lins, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Cristóvão Tezza, and Clarice Lispector.
Alison Entrekin is an Australian literary translator known for her translations of Brazilian and Portuguese literature into English. She has translated over forty books, including works by Chico Buarque, Paulo Lins, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Cristóvão Tezza, and Clarice Lispector.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Lyrically written in a brilliant prose this novel seduces readers with a gripping plot and hard-hitting dialogues of unquestionable authenticity in a perfect literary writing. In 2013 Granta named Daniel Galera one of the Best Young Brazilian Novelists. Blood-Drenched Beard received the 2013 São Paulo Literature Award.