"The interplay between tension and distension, Eros and Thanatos, Jekyll and Hyde, present in his previous books, reaches his most sophisticated point: Xerxenesky measures the antidote as he administers the poison, building a subtle passage between one and the other, where the smallest dose can be fatal." Estadćo
"Profound, humane, and intellectually brave, Xerxeneskys English-language debut questions everything: morals, rationality, historical guilt, and whether we can ever outrun our own pervading sadness. A true marvel." Mark Haber , author of LESSER RUINS
"A mesmerizing novel, about the nature of evil, the sirens singing to us at sea, and that mysterious, shimmering light calling us forth to live." Lila Azam Zanganeh , author of THE ENCHANTER
"His densest, most harrowing work yet, a novel of ideas as limpid and frosty as the Swiss Alps that frame it." Daniel Galera , author of TWENTY AFTER MIDNIGHT
"A novel that puts us in a state of being on the brink: of faith, of love, and self-discovery." Noemi Jaffe , author of WHAT ARE THE BLIND MEN DREAMING?
"By what marvel has Antōnio Xerxenesky managed to draw us into such an abundance of fundamental ideas, in the form of a thriller with human psychology at its centre?" Espaces Latinos
"Like all good novels, An Infinite Sadness provokes more than it brings answers, and stays alive in the mind of the reader." Escotilha
************ Praise for Antonio Xerxenesky
Winner of the Sćo Paulo Prize for Literature 2022. Shortlisted for the Candango Prize. Longlisted for the Jabuti Prize.
