Twenty After Midnight, Daniel Galera
Twenty After Midnight, Daniel Galera
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Twenty After Midnight

Author: Daniel Galera, Julia Sanches

Narrator: Frankie Corzo, Christian Barillas, Ramon De Campo

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/11/2020


Synopsis

A dark and masterful portrait of a generation in crisis, from one of the most exciting young voices in international literature

The world had been theirs in the late 90s: they were the young provocateurs behind a countercultural scene, digital bohemians creating a new future. But fifteen years later, Duke, the leader and undisputed genius of their group, has been murdered, and the three remaining members of their circle reunite to piece together what became of their lives and how they fell so short of their expectations.

Now in their thirties, Aurora, Antero, and Emiliano have succumbed to the pressures of adulthood, the exigencies of carving out a life in a country that is fraying at the seams. Reunited after years of long-held grudges and painful crushes, the three try to resurrect the spirit of the all-night parties and early morning trysts, the protests and pornography of their youths. Lurking over them, as they puzzle out their fates, is the question of whether or not there is a future for them to believe in, or if the end has already arrived.

Twenty After Midnight is a portrait of the first generation of the digital age, a group that was promised everything but handed a fractured world. Daniel Galera has written a pre-apocalyptic tale of millennial longings.

About The Author

Daniel Galera is a Brazilian writer and translator. He was born in São Paulo, but lives in Porto Alegre, where he has spent most of his life. He has published five novels in Brazil to great acclaim, including The Shape of Bones and Blood-Drenched Beard, which was awarded the 2013 São Paulo Literature Prize. In 2013 Granta named Galera one of the Best Young Brazilian Novelists and in 2017 he was chosen by Freeman's as one of the international authors representing the future of new writing. He has translated the work of Zadie Smith, John Cheever, and David Mitchell into Portuguese.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiago on February 05, 2017

Minha opinião é certamente questionável, mas em termos de estilo (só de estilo, já que em termos de fábula ele de fato deixa a desejar em relação aos demais) acho o melhor do Galera. Gosto do fraseado dos três narradores, da percepção filosófica esboçada por cada um a respeito de sua época. Bom ver......more

Goodreads review by Suellen on September 17, 2018

O que aconteceu com o autor de Barba ensopada de sangue? Que livro mais fraco, pelamordedeus. Não tem nada que motive o avanço da leitura, só um amontoado de referências a tecnologias e dramas existenciais de gente abastada. Apocalipse de pleiba. Argh.......more

Goodreads review by Khai Jian (KJ) on October 23, 2020

"The beauty that emerges is one of patterns, filing systems, algorithms, montages, and oppositions plucked from an excess of information. In this new world, the possibility of transgressing or transcending doesn't exist. There is no truth slumbering beneath the surface. Flowers that bloom in excess......more

Goodreads review by Lenio on May 17, 2021

esse livro é sobre rastros. humanos e digitais. pra quem tá habituado com a escrita do daniel galera, consegue ver o estudo da solidão que eu considero típica do autor. dessa vez, porém, a internet e a “modernidade” tem um papel central nisso tudo acompanhado de um certo pessimismo retórico. impossív......more

Goodreads review by Sebastian on March 06, 2021

Hace días me preguntaba si esta podía ser la novela de nuestra generación. LO ES.......more


Quotes

"[Galera] writes with a heady, voracious energy captured in robust prose by Sanches. Masterfully picking away at the impotence and disappointments of this aging band of literary provocateurs, Galera presents a vision of failed promise — of a generation and country." The New York Times Book Review

“Like a well-made song in a minor key, Galera darkens his narrative with an honesty that feels cleansing. . . . [A] vibrant tale of a generation in crisis.” —Kirkus, starred review
 
"Galera’s thoughtful, bittersweet novel tackles the ephemeral nature of friendship... a nuanced, complex portrait of millennial anxiety and anomie.” Publishers Weekly