Book, Stella Manhattan: romance [LS]

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. Stella Manhattan belongs to the category of artistic creations ahead of their time. More than thirty years after its first publication, the novel has not only established itself as a modern classic, essential reading for all those who appreciate high national literature. He reveals himself to be a pioneer in the fictionalization of the then emerging and politicized trans universe. Eduardo da Costa e Silva — official identity of Stella Manhattan — is an employee of the Brazilian Consulate in the United States. Protected by Colonel Valdevinos Vianna, also known as Black Widow, Eduardo stars in New York in the 1970s in a story of sexual scandal and political intrigue that also includes rich and diverse characters such as Aníbal, a paraplegic intellectual and voyeur, and his libidinous wife Leila. , and Paco, or La Cucaracha, an anti-Castro Cuban.