The End
The End centers on five friends in Rio de Janeiro who, nearing the end of their lives, are left with memories--of parties, marriages, divorces, fixations, inhibitions, bad decisions--and the physical indignities of aging. Alvaro lives alone and spends his time going from doctor to doctor and bemoaning the evils of his ex-wife. Silvio is a junkie who can't give up the excesses of sex and drugs even in his old age. Ribeiro is an athletic beach bum enjoying a prolonged sex life thanks to Viagra. Neto is the square member of the group, a faithful husband until his last days. And Ciro is the Don Juan envied by all--but the first to die, struck down by cancer. For all of them, successful careers, personal revelations, and Zen serenity are out of the question, blocked by a seemingly insurmountable wall of frustrations. Orbiting around them are a priest questioning his vocation and a cast of complicated women, neglected and embattled by these self-involved men.
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The End
The End centers on five friends in Rio de Janeiro who, nearing the end of their lives, are left with memories--of parties, marriages, divorces, fixations, inhibitions, bad decisions--and the physical indignities of aging. Alvaro lives alone and spends his time going from doctor to doctor and bemoaning the evils of his ex-wife. Silvio is a junkie who can't give up the excesses of sex and drugs even in his old age. Ribeiro is an athletic beach bum enjoying a prolonged sex life thanks to Viagra. Neto is the square member of the group, a faithful husband until his last days. And Ciro is the Don Juan envied by all--but the first to die, struck down by cancer. For all of them, successful careers, personal revelations, and Zen serenity are out of the question, blocked by a seemingly insurmountable wall of frustrations. Orbiting around them are a priest questioning his vocation and a cast of complicated women, neglected and embattled by these self-involved men.
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BN ID: | 2940158615634 |
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Publisher: | Restless Books |
Publication date: | 07/11/2017 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 256 |
File size: | 1 MB |
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