{"product_id":"sergio-y-paperback","title":"Sergio Y. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexandre Vidal Porto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Ladd\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed Brazilian author's prize-winning, \"captivating  and] impeccably structured novel\" of a therapist and the trans patient he lost (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmando, one of the most renowned therapists in S o Paulo, is nearing the end of a long, illustrious career. Against his better judgment he agrees to take on a new patient: Sergio, the teenage son of a wealthy Brazilian businessman. Sergio suffers from malaise and his parents are concerned. But after a number of sessions, Sergio abruptly interrupts his course of therapy following a trip to New York, saying only that he has found his own path to happiness and must pursue it alone.\u003cbr\u003eThough perplexed, Armando lets the matter rest without further ado. That is, until he learns from the boy's mother that Sergio has moved to New York in order to become Sandra. Shocked by this revelation and disappointed in his own lack of awareness, Armando embarks on a journey to discover the truth about his former patient--and about himself.Winner of the Paran  Literary Prize for Best Novel, \u003cem\u003eSergio Y.\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a beautiful, moving, profound book . . . Wonderfully accomplished and subtle\" (Andrew Solomon, author of \u003ci\u003eFar from the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandre Vidal Porto\u003c\/b\u003e was born in São Paulo. A career diplomat, a Harvard-trained lawyer, and a human rights activist, he writes a regular column for \u003ci\u003eFolha de S. Paulo\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has appeared in some of the most respected literary publications in Brazil and also abroad. \u003ci\u003eSergio Y.\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the Parana Literary Prize for best novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Ladd\u003c\/b\u003e's translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Rio\u003c\/i\u003e, by Alberto Mussa (Europa Editions), \u003ci\u003eLife As It Is\u003c\/i\u003e by Nelson Rodrigues (Host Publications, 2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Asphalt Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e by Nelson Rodrigues (Nova Fronteira, 2007), and Nestor Campoeira's \u003ci\u003eThe Little Capoeira Book\u003c\/i\u003e (North Atlantic Books). He lives in New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685385769023,"sku":"9781609453275","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b32859c34ef87f6290f2578ea2929acc.webp?v=1764970795","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sergio-y-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}