Theres No Point in Dying

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'Alluring...powerful...an indelible depiction of a community on the brink of disaster.' Publishers Weekly

In this kaleidoscopic novel set in a favela of Rio de Janeiro 'in the city of stray bullets, in the land of lost opportunities' a gang member runs wildly through the streets not knowing he has only seven minutes left to live. Barflies, prostitutes, immigrants, a gay couple, a taxi driver, cops, a mobster, and more populate Francisco Maciel's first book to appear in English. Leaping back and forth across time and spiraling into the surreal, the novel coalesces around a brutal massacre. Maciel's multiracial characters write poetry and discourse on soccer, insects, samba, and climate change. Gritty, unpredictable, and percussive,There's No Point in Dying is translated by National Book Award winner Bruna Dantas Lobato.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781954404397
Published: January 2026

Number of pages: 312
Width: 133 mm
Height: 203 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: New Vessel Press