When taking revenge becomes the aim of a person’s life it has dangerous consequences especially if the adversary is a very powerful and dangerous person. The book “The Adversary” is the story of a Brazilian journalist Jose Carlos whose life is perfect till his girlfriend Natalia is killed in a brawl in a club. Seeking revenge on the young men who have killed his girlfriend Jose Carlos also called Zeca, searches for the services of a notorious contract killer Caisimir.Though he was adopted, Caisimir is a ruthless contract killer who is considered responsible for a large number of deaths in the city,.
Instead of revenge, Zeca finds that he himself is being stalked and his associates also find themselves in danger. His ex-girlfriend Nicole, living in United States visits him, and she accompanies him in his attempt to escape the assassin is forced to switch between hotels and a house he has invested in However, ultimately she is also killed. Part of the story is told in flashback mode, specifically the life of Zeca, and the assassin Caisimir. What happens next forms the rest of the story.
This is a rather morbid book, full of deaths,murders, gore. It also has a lot of spiritual and supernatural aspects like rebirth, ghosts, devils, beast. It is set in Rio de Janeiro,Brasil in the 1980’s, one of the few English fiction books available,which describes Brazilian life in great detail
The author Mauricio Limeira is Brazilian civil servant, who was born in Rio de Janeiro. The reviewer was earlier based in Goa, which has close ties with Brazil, since both were ruled by the Portuguese, and many people have spent some time in Brazil
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Often when people loose something they cherish, they are very upset, and want to take revenge, they rarely consider the consequences carefully. Yet they often find that their enemy is far more powerful than what they imagined and their own life is destroyed in the process. Recommended for those who are taking revenge or planning to on those who destroyed their life, and those who wish to understand Brazil better.
The Adversary
Author: Mauricio Limeira
English version: Fabiola Lowenthal
Published in 2017
Pages: 285
The reviewer received an author review copy