{"product_id":"on-earth-as-it-is-beneath-by-ana-paula-maia-padma-viswanathan","title":"On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia, Padma Viswanathan (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Horror - Psychological - Literary - World Literature - Brazil \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 8\/12\/2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Portuguese by: Padma Viswanathan \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn land where enslaved people were once tortured and murdered, the state built a penal colony in the wilderness, where inmates could be rehabilitated, but never escape. Now, decades later, and having only succeeded in trapping men, not changing them for the better, its operations are winding down. But in the prison’s waning days, a new horror is unleashed: every full-moon night, the inmates are released, the warden is armed with rifles, and the hunt begins. Every man plans his escape, not knowing if his end will come at the hands of a familiar face, or from the unknown dangers beyond the prison walls. Ana Paula Maia has once again delivered a bracing vision of our potential for violence, and our collective failure to account for the consequences of our social and political action, or inaction. No crime is committed out of view for this novelist, and her raw, brutal power enlists us all as witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAna Paula Maia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Earth As It Is Beneath\u003c\/em\u003e, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026. Her novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOf Cattle and Men\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewon the UK Republic of Consciousness Prize, the inaugural Cercador Prize for Literature in Translation in the United States, and an English PEN Translates Award. An award-winning Brazilian writer and scriptwriter, she is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Brazilian fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePadma Viswanathan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Canadian-American writer and translator. Her novels have been shortlisted for the PEN USA and Scotiabank Giller Prizes. Her work has appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBRICK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e. Her translations include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSão\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBernardo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Graciliano Ramos. She teaches at the University of Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50146949791937,"sku":"9781917260107","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9781917260107.jpg?v=1776531912","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/on-earth-as-it-is-beneath-by-ana-paula-maia-padma-viswanathan","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}