Morning invaded the room. Ramiro tried to protect himself with the sheets, but when he looked, it was still there, as if to say: I didn’t ask to be born. Neither did I, he murmured, and covered his head with the pillow. He managed to sleep a bit more, but then the light came again, sharp, penetrat…
Far from Ramiro
Chico Mattoso
Translated by Clifford E. Landers
‘Through the eyes of the intruder, Ramiro saw the invasion of his own space.’
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Chico Mattoso
Chico Mattoso was born in France and has lived in São Paulo. Longe de Ramiro, his first novel, was short-listed for the Jabuti Award. In 2011, he published his second book, Nunca vai embora. He currently lives in Chicago, where he is studying screenwriting at Northwestern University.
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