Of cattle and men / Ana Paula Maia ; translated by Zoë Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maia, Ana Paula, author.

Contributor:

Perry, Zoë, translator.

Standardized Title:

De gados e homens. English

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Maia, Ana Paula--Translations into English.

Maia, Ana Paula.

Stockyards--Brazil--Fiction.

Stockyards.

Human-animal relationships--Fiction.

Human-animal relationships.

Cattle--Psychology--Fiction.

Cattle.

Animal welfare--Psychological aspects--Fiction.

Animal welfare.

Brazilian fiction--Translations into English.

Brazilian fiction.

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Physical Description:

99 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Charco Press, 2023.

Summary:

"In a landscape worthy of Cormac McCarthy, the river runs septic with blood. Edgar Wilson makes the sign of the cross on the forehead of a cow, then stuns it with a mallet. He does this over and over again, as the stun operator at Senhor Milo's slaughterhouse: reliable, responsible, quietly dispatching cows and following orders, wherever that may take him. It's important to calm the cows, especially now that they seem so unsettled: they have begun to run in panic into walls and over cliffs. Bronco Gil, the foreman, thinks it's a jaguar or a wild boar. Edgar Wilson has other suspicions. But what is certain is that there is something in this desolate corner of Brazil driving men, and animals, to murder and madness."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"First published in Portuguese as De gados e homens by Editora Record (Brazil)"--Title page verso.

ISBN:

9781913867492

1913867498

OCLC:

1338198024