A Cup of Rage
Author | : Raduan Nassar |
Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages | : 59 |
Release | : 2017-01-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780811226592 |
ISBN-13 | : 081122659X |
Rating | : 4/5 (59X Downloads) |
Download or read book A Cup of Rage written by Raduan Nassar and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small, furious masterpiece of dominance and submission, longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize A pair of lovers—a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in Brazil—spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults and scorching cruelty, their sexual adventure turns into a savage power game between two warring egos. This intense, erotic masterpiece—written by one of Brazil’s most highly regarded modernists—explores alienation, arrogance, machismo meltdown, the desire to dominate, and the wish to be dominated.