Of Cattle and Men

Synopsis

Edgar Wilson works at a slaughterhouse in the Brazilian countryside, where his job is to stun cattle before they are killed. He approaches the work with quiet care, but when the animals begin behaving in increasingly strange and violent ways, the rhythms of the community begin to fracture. As unexplained deaths and disappearances mount, Edgar is left searching for meaning in a landscape where the lines between instinct, violence, and survival become impossible to separate.

In crisp, economical prose, Ana Paula Maia delivers a haunting novel about labour, mortality, and humanity's uneasy relationship with the natural world. Bleak, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling, Of Cattle and Men is a remarkable work of contemporary Brazilian literature.

About the Author

Ana Paula Maia is an award-winning Brazilian novelist whose work explores labour, violence, survival, and the overlooked lives of society's workers. Her novels have been translated into numerous languages, and she is widely recognized for her stark, uncompromising prose and distinctive literary voice.

Publisher: Charco Press

Publication Date: October 24, 2023

Format: Paperback

Pages: 96

Subjects: Translated Fiction, Literary Fiction, Brazilian Literature, Rural Gothic, Short Novels

ISBN: 9781913867492