{"product_id":"on-earth-as-it-is-beneath-paperback","title":"On Earth as It Is Beneath - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAna Paula Maia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePadma Viswanathan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn land where enslaved people were once tortured and murdered, the state built a penal colony in the wilderness, where inmates could be rehabilitated, but never escape. Now, decades later, and having only succeeded in trapping men, not changing them for the better, its operations are winding down. But in the prison's waning days, a new horror is unleashed: every full-moon night, the inmates are released, the warden is armed with rifles, and the hunt begins. Every man plans his escape, not knowing if his end will come at the hands of a familiar face, or from the unknown dangers beyond the prison walls. Ana Paula Maia has once again delivered a bracing vision of our potential for violence, and our collective failure to account for the consequences of our social and political action, or inaction. No crime is committed out of view for this novelist, and her raw, brutal power enlists us all as witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAna Paula Maia\u003c\/strong\u003e (Nova Iguaçu, Brazil, 1977) is an author and scriptwriter who has published several novels, including \u003cem\u003eO habitante das falhas subterráneas\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), and the 'Saga of Brutes' trilogy which comprises \u003cem\u003eEntre rinhas de cachorros e porcos abatidos\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eO trabalho sujo dos outros\u003c\/em\u003e (2009) and \u003cem\u003eCarvão animal\u003c\/em\u003e (2011). \u003cem\u003eDe gados e homens\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), translated for Charco Press as \u003cem\u003eOf Cattle and Men\u003c\/em\u003e by Zoë Perry (2023) won the UK Republic of Consciousness Prize 2023 as well as the inaugural Cercador Prize for Literature in Translation in the US. Maia also won the São Paulo Literature Prize for Best Novel of the Year two years in a row: in 2018 for the novel \u003cem\u003eOn Earth as it is Beneath, \u003c\/em\u003e and in 2019 for \u003cem\u003eBury Your Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, forthcoming from Charco Press in 2027.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePadma Viswanathan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Canadian-American writer and translator. Her novels have been published in eight countries and shortlisted for the PEN USA Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and others. She has published short fiction, essays and translations in \u003cem\u003eGranta, The Boston Review, BRICK\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. Full-length translations include \u003cem\u003eSão Bernardo\u003c\/em\u003e, by Brazilian novelist Graciliano Ramos and \u003cem\u003eWhere We Stand\u003c\/em\u003e, by Djamila Ribeiro. Her most recent novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Charterhouse of Padma\u003c\/em\u003e, came out in 2024. She is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, where she is Founding Director of the Arkansas International Writer-at-Risk Residency Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53226417258793,"sku":"9781917260107","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4960\/5929\/files\/lgD_GQ1pOO9781917260107.webp?v=1780499115","url":"https:\/\/www.thescholarssourcebookstore.co\/products\/on-earth-as-it-is-beneath-paperback","provider":"The Scholar's Source","version":"1.0","type":"link"}