Antonio

Benjamim, a young man on the cusp of fatherhood, discovers a disturbing family secret: before his father was born, his paternal grandfather had a child with Benjamim`s mother. With both men dead, Benjamim turns to three of their confidantes to piece together his family history: Haroldo, his grandfather`s best friend; Isabel, his grandmother; and Raul, a friend from his father`s youth. Through their conflicting testimonies, full of blind spots and contradictions, Benjamim will gradually learn of the secrets and conflicts that shattered his wealthy family; of his father`s search for meaning in the poverty of the backlands, and of his slide into madness. In prose of great subtlety and penetrating insight, Beatriz Bracher builds an indelible portrait of a family and a society in decay.