{"product_id":"role-play-paperback","title":"Role Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClara Drummond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRole Play\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh satire narrated by a wealthy young woman in Rio on the verge of a class-consciousness awakening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivian is a curator, not just at her gallery gig in Rio de Janeiro, but in every aspect of her life. Her apartment has designer armchairs. Her wallet is Comme des Gar?ons. Everything is selected and arranged, even her lovers and friends. In Vivian's world, everything comes in excess, including her own caustic selfawareness. As she informs us, \"I'm a misandrist and a misogynist,\" but she is fond of gay men, \"the one type of human you can properly get along with as equals.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRole Play\u003c\/i\u003e examines the superabundances of Brazilian elites-- their art, ethics, and monied ambivalence in the face of social inequality, machismo, and violence. As sharp and sparkling as broken champagne flutes, Clara Drummond's prose is seductively frank and unflinching in its depiction of wealth's power to warp the self.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClara Drummond\u003c\/b\u003e is a Brazilian writer and journalist based in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eRole Play\u003c\/i\u003e is her third novel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Hahn \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, an editor, and a translator with about a hundred books to his name. Recent books include \u003ci\u003eCatching Fire: A Translation Diary\u003c\/i\u003e and translations of novels from Angola, Venezuela, and Guatemala. He is currently writing a book about Shakespeare and translation, and coediting a collection of Brazilian short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41724307538055,"sku":"9780374611286","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/245b9597a4370c5aa2d40221264b586b.webp?v=1734098640","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/role-play-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}