São Paulo Noir (Akashic Noir)
Description
On the heels of Rio Noir, beloved Brazilian rock star and best-selling novelist Tony Bellotto ushers another world-class city into the Akashic Noir Series.
“Sao Paulo Noir might be the strongest entry yet in the long-running and globe-spanning Akashic Noir series. Editor Tony Bellotto clearly has the Midas touch when it comes to selecting stories . . . Sao Paulo Noir excelled.” —San Francisco Book Review
Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. On the heels of Rio Noir, beloved Brazilian rock star and best-selling novelist Tony Bellotto ushers another world-class city into the Akashic Noir Series.
Brand-new stories by: Tony Bellotto, Olivia Maia, Marcelino Freire, Beatriz Bracher & Maria S. Carvalhosa, Fernando Bonassi, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Marçal Aquino, Jô Soares, Mario Prata, Ferréz, Vanessa Barbara, Ilana Casoy, and Drauzio Varella.
Praise for São Paulo Noir (Akashic Noir)
Bellotto has no trouble discovering dark doings . . . São Paulo’s size and diversity give this volume’s 14 storytellers room to roam . . . In the year of #MeToo, Bellotto’s Akashic entry has a timely feel, giving noir a host of feminine faces.
— Kirkus Reviews