Twenty After Midnight - by Daniel Galera (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Three friends, Aurora, a scientist and researcher, Antero, an avant-garde artist turned publicist, and Emiliano, a journalist, once worked together on a digital fanzine that became worshiped all over Brazil. Now, nearly two decades later, the death of the fourth member of the group reconnects them. The novel explores lives trapped between unfulfilled promises and apocalyptic yearnings, capturing the generation that grew up in the midst of the beginning of the internet"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A dark and masterful portrait of a generation in crisis, from one of the most exciting young voices in international literature</b> <p/>The world had been theirs in the late 90s: they were the young provocateurs behind a countercultural scene, digital bohemians creating a new future. But fifteen years later, Duke, the leader and undisputed genius of their group, has been murdered, and the three remaining members of their circle reunite to piece together what became of their lives and how they fell so short of their expectations. <p/>Now in their thirties, Aurora, Antero, and Emiliano have succumbed to the pressures of adulthood, the exigencies of carving out a life in a country that is fraying at the seams. Reunited after years of long-held grudges and painful crushes, the three try to resurrect the spirit of the all-night parties and early morning trysts, the protests and pornography of their youths. Lurking over them, as they puzzle out their fates, is the question of whether or not there is a future for them to believe in, or if the end has already arrived. <p/><i>Twenty After Midnight </i>is a portrait of the first generation of the digital age, a group that was promised everything but handed a fractured world. Daniel Galera has written a pre-apocalyptic tale of millennial longings.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[Galera] writes with a heady, voracious energy captured in robust prose by Sanches. Masterfully picking away at the impotence and disappointments of this aging band of literary provocateurs, Galera presents a vision of failed promise -- of a generation and country. <b>--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/>"Like a well-made song in a minor key, Galera darkens his narrative with an honesty that feels cleansing. . . . [A] vibrant tale of a generation in crisis." <b><i>--Kirkus</i>, starred review</b> <p/>Galera's thoughtful, bittersweet novel tackles the ephemeral nature of friendship... a nuanced, complex portrait of millennial anxiety and anomie." <b>--</b><i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Daniel Galera is a Brazilian writer and translator. He was born in São Paulo, but lives in Porto Alegre, where he has spent most of his life. He has published five novels in Brazil to great acclaim, including <i>The Shape of Bones </i>and <i>Blood-Drenched Beard</i>, which was awarded the 2013 São Paulo Literature Prize. In 2013 <i>Granta</i> named Galera one of the Best Young Brazilian Novelists and in 2017 he was chosen by <i>Freeman's </i>as one of the international authors representing the future of new writing. He has translated the work of Zadie Smith, John Cheever, and David Mitchell into Portuguese.
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