{"product_id":"9781954404397","title":"There's No Point in Dying","description":"Author: Francisco Maciel\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781954404397\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Vessel Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Alluring...powerful...an indelible depiction of a community on the brink of disaster.' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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,\u003ci\u003eThere's No Point in Dying\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by National Book Award winner Bruna Dantas Lobato.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875640234142,"sku":"ADS-9781954404397","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781954404397.jpg?v=1779754326","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781954404397","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}