{"product_id":"his-own-man-by-edgard-telles-ribeiro","title":"'His Own Man' by Edgard Telles Ribeiro","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"414\"\u003eOriginally published in Portuguese in 2010, \u003cem data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eHis Own Man\u003c\/em\u003e is a quiet, psychologically taut novel by Brazilian writer \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEdgard Telles Ribeiro.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"414\"\u003eSet against the landscape of contemporary Brazil, it follows a man whose carefully maintained routines begin to loosen, breaking through the shifts of memory, perception and moral certainty that shape a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"866\"\u003eThe novel accumulates meaning through observation, allowing ordinary encounters and private reflections to gather emotional weight over time. For readers drawn to the introspective tradition of writers such as Javier Marías, W.G. Sebald or João Gilberto Noll, \u003cem data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eHis Own Man\u003c\/em\u003e offers another compelling example of contemporary literary fiction from Brazil that deserves a wider readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"1055\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScribe paperback. Australian edition, translated by Kim M. Hastings. Light shelf wear with faint marks to the covers. Internally clean and in very good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45804221005907,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-10T152910.434.png?v=1783661486","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/his-own-man-by-edgard-telles-ribeiro","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}