{"product_id":"saving-the-fire","title":"Saving the Fire: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe highly anticipated new novel from the author of the Booker-shortlisted international sensation \u003ci\u003eCrooked Plow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoisés lives with his father and sister in a Brazilian village dominated by the local monastery. His mother having died mysteriously, Moisés is raised by his sister Luzia, a young woman rumored to be a witch and despised by the villagers. Luzia seeks protection from the monastery, where she gets a job as a laundress and where Moisés receives an education. In time, something triggers her brother to rebel and run away from home. Luzia finds herself wholly alone, fighting for the family’s land and for her life. Unknown to her, Moisés, too, has put himself on the front line of an ancient conflict between colonial oppressors and the dispossessed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpic and lyrical, with the power to enchant as well as outrage, \u003ci\u003eSaving the Fire \u003c\/i\u003epresents the ghosts of a family’s past lost amid the shadows of a nation’s history. Masterfully, Itamar Vieira Junior blends the intimate journeys of his characters with faithfully rendered elements of Brazilian life in a world where the scars of colonialism still ache.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItamar Vieira Junior\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Salvador, Brazil, in 1979. He holds a doctorate in Ethnic and Africana Studies. His debut novel \u003ci\u003eCrooked Plow \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2018 LeYa Award (Portugal) and the 2020 Jabuti Award for Best Novel (Brazil). The book has sold over a million copies in Brazil, and the English translation was shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eSaving the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2024 Jabuti Award for Best Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat People Are Saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A leading voice among the Black authors who have jolted Brazil’s literary establishment in recent years with imaginative and searing works that have found commercial success and critical acclaim.\" \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A lyrical masterpiece. It’s an enthralling read that’s both intimate in its character study of this family and an epic rebuke of the country’s long colonial shadow.\" \u003cem\u003eChicago Review of Books, \u003c\/em\u003eMost Anticipated Books of 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Village rumors, religious hypocrisy, and family secrets rank high when it comes to themes I want to read about, and Saving the Fire weaves all of that together with histories of colonization that can’t be separated from nation-states and the people who live in them.\" \u003cem\u003eLit Hub, \u003c\/em\u003eMost Anticipated Books of 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An important literary voice.\" \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Vieira Junior has been an integral member of a group of Brazilian writers who, in depicting racism and slavery through the viewpoint of racial minorities and enslaved peoples, remind us of Brazil's painful colonial history while returning agency to those who suffered under its one-sided narration.\" \u003cem\u003eNation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I am immersed in \u003cem\u003eSaving the Fire, \u003c\/em\u003eand I can hardly wait for the finale of Vieira's trilogy.\" \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Literary, folky, with a dash of magic and Catholic piety, this book is an excellent, immersive read. Shown through the impoverished lens of everyday people, the author shows a world as it is, but also what could have been different had it not been looted by colonialism and the imposition of the Catholic church...This team of author and translator have paired together before, and the work is seamless. This book has moral and philosophical depth, with truths being excavated in every chapter, but never at the expense of pacing or plot.\" \u003cem\u003eHistorical Novels Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44980547879005,"sku":"9781804298916","price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0826\/1213\/files\/SavingtheFireANovel.jpg?v=1788367020","url":"https:\/\/leftwingbooks.net\/products\/saving-the-fire","provider":"Leftwingbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}