{"product_id":"nowhere-people-paperback","title":"Nowhere People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaulo Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriving home, law student Paulo passes a figure at the side of the road. The indigenous girl stands in the heavy rain, as if waiting for something. Paulo gives her a lift to her family's roadside camp. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough sudden shifts in the characters' lives, this novel takes in the whole story: telling of love, loss and family, it spans the worlds of S?o Paulo's rich kids and dispossessed Guarani Indians along Brazil's highways. One man escapes into an immigrant squatter's life in London, while another's performance activism leads to unexpected fame on Youtube. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten from the gut, \u003ci\u003eNowhere People\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw and passionate classic in the making about our need for a home. It won the 2012 Machado de Assis Prize, awarded by the Brazilian National Library, and was shortlisted for a number of other major Brazilian prizes, including the Portugal Telecom, the Jabuti, the S?o Paulo Literature and Bravo! prizes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaulo Scott\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1966 and grew up in a working class area. At university, Scott was an active member of the student political movement and he took part in Brazil's re-democratization process. He also translates from English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaulo Scott\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1966 in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, and grew up in a working-class neighbourhood. At university, Scott was an active member of the student political movement and was also involved in Brazil's re-democratisation process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor ten years he taught law at university in Porto Alegre. He has now published four books of fiction and four of poetry. He also translates from English. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in 2008 to focus on writing full-time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor and translator with some forty books to his name. His translations (from Spanish, Portuguese and French) include fiction from Europe, Africa and the Americas, and non-fiction by writers ranging from Portuguese Nobel laureate José Saramago to Brazilian footballer Pelé. His translation of José Eduardo Agualusa's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chameleons\u003c\/i\u003e won him the 2007 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685392486463,"sku":"9781908276384","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/813f721d662b4e1e887881188e6f3af5.webp?v=1764970813","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/nowhere-people-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}