{"product_id":"pedro-and-marques-take-stock-a-picaresque-novel-hardcover","title":"Pedro and Marques Take Stock: A Picaresque Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Falero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulia Sanches\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] vibrant and punchy novel . . . Through Falero's lovable characters, readers will meditate on violence and respectability within the death-trap of runaway capitalism. Head-on against the grim indignities of an unequal world, Falero's poetic novel embraces humor and empathy.\" \u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA modern picaresque novel and vivid satire on social mobility where the lives of two Brazilian supermarket stock clerks are upturned after their small-time marijuana business takes off. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the favelas of Porto Alegre, Brazil, marijuana is hard to come by. Supermarket stock clerks Pedro and Marques spend their days unloading trucks, restocking shelves, and dreaming of a better life, of breaking the cycle of poverty that has afflicted their families and their community. Well-acquainted with the drug dealers in their neighborhood and seeing an opportunity to earn a little extra cash, they decide to start a weed-dealing operation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe economic hierarchies of Porto Alegre are turned upside down as, almost accidentally, the two men build a thriving enterprise and get rich, quickly. Distribution grows from dime bags to kilos, and Pedro and Marques begin to plan for a future where low-wage work will never again be a necessity for them and their families. All too soon however, their operation starts attracting outsider attention, and cracks in their carefully crafted and seemingly untouchable world begin to show, culminating in one final, lethal showdown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA witty, voice-driven, and electrifying portrait of poverty and a canny examination of the ethics of drug dealing and low-wage labor in the underbelly of Brazil, \u003ci\u003ePedro and Marques Take Stock\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary picaresque novel of class and crime.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Falero lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVila Sapo, \u003c\/i\u003ea story collection published by Todavia in 2019, and \u003ci\u003eMas em que mundo tu vive?, \u003c\/i\u003ea collection of essays published by Todavia in 2021. The English translation of his story collection is forthcoming from Astra House. \u003ci\u003ePedro and Marques Take Stock\u003c\/i\u003e is his first work to be translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53734222299500,"sku":"9781662601231","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/894f9040c2af7bc35490e3a8bf0ca123.webp?v=1778354569","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/pedro-and-marques-take-stock-a-picaresque-novel-hardcover","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}