Lit in Translation

A Extraordinária Zona Norte

“The Extraordinary North Zone” (title translated by AI)

Alberto Mussa (born 1961)

English editions

No English yet

No English translation found yet.

Set in 1974 on Rio's north side, around the Andaraí hill, this crime story starts from the 1966 vanishing of Antenor Baeta, a detective close to the samba world. Blending fact with invention, and faith and superstition with samba, the inquiry widens into how organised crime took root under the dictatorship and how the area's culture was formed.

AI-generated summary

About the book

Form
Novel
Length
232 pages in the original
Genres
Crime, Historical (assigned by AI)
Set in
Brazil, 1966–1974
First published
2024 by Todavia
Author's age
63 when first published
ISBN

9786556926988 (original)