Nowhere People

'A powerful, complex and very ambitious voice. In the contemporary Latin American literature scene, Paulo Scott is a must-read.' Juan Pablo Villalobos, author of Down the Rabbit Hole and Quesadillas -------- 'Nowhere People highlights issues faced by indigenous Brazilians'. The Herald (Glasgow) -------- 'One of Scott's many merits is to show daring, on many levels. Scott is not afraid to create one of the most interesting voices in recent fiction. And that is the voice of a Guarani Indian girl. Maina is far from the stereotypes of the "noble savage" that orientate our literature and culture. Maina speaks.' O Globo -------- 'Immensely powerful. [...] This novel tackles post-dictatorship Brazilian ideologies better than anything else in fiction.' O Estado de Sao Paulo -------- 'Nowhere People is an inexhaustible font of surprises that the author's firm hand manages to harmonise.' Rascunho -------- 'Nowhere People is not your average book.' Folha de Sao Paulo -------- 'Stands out not just through its confrontation with its subject matter, but through Scott's particular style of writing - Nowhere People is an uncomfortable and strangely brilliant social history of post-dictatorship Brazil, chronicling the young left's fears after the honeymoon period of civilian rule, alongside the continuing prejudices against its indigenous tribes.' David Faulds, The Literateur -------- 'A lush postmodern spin on the intergenerational state-of-the-nation saga... Daniel Hahn's translation of this somersaulting, playful, emotionally pummelling and occasionally oblique novel is, one assumes, a feat of ventriloquism and linguistic plate-spinning: Nowhere People weighs in at only 300 pages, but contains multitudes'. Booktrust --------'An introduction, through [protagonist] Paulo's eyes, to the complex issues surrounding race and class in modern day Brazil. Post-World Cup 2014, the details here feel particularly resonant.' Maria-Luisa Meredith, Buzz -------- 'It is powerfully but sympathetically written, with an engaging cast of characters. Another fascinating work from the crowd funded house of And Other Stories'. Journal of the Law Society of Scotland -------- 'This raw and passionate tale set in Brazil about love, loss and family explores the sharply contrasting worlds of Sao Paulo's wealthy young people and the people of the dispossessed Guarani tribe - a classic in the making.' The National, Abu Dhabi -------- 'Embodiment of the complex relationship between upper-middle-class politics and impoverished, indigenous culture' Kirkus -------- 'Paolo Scott is one of the best novelists of his generation and is going to surprise us in the future. Of all the novels of the last five years, I really love Nowhere People. It is one hell of a book.' Joao Gilberto Noll, Posfacio -------- '[A] literary hand-grenade...a series of meditations on revolution, on homes, and on love in the form of an energetic and wide-flung story tracking two people and the lives they collide with.' Brooklyn Rail -------- 'The And Other Stories machine often seems unstoppable. Like Marvel Studios, they have reached a point where their brand seems to almost guarantee success. It would be easy, then, for them to rest on their laurels and start pumping stuff out. Fortunately, this doesn't seem to be the case...Nowhere People is a novel that, the moment you put it down, demands to be reread'. Matt Todd, A Novel Approach ------- 'Nowhere People is a provocative and interesting read, and feels timely given the focus on corruption and waste in Brazilian politics after the World Cup protests - Overall, this is another great release from And Other Stories.' Thom Cuell, workshyfop -------- 'The major achievement is the creation of the character and voice of Maina, the young girl who

Paulo Scott was born in Porto Alegre in 1966. He grew up in a working class neighbourhood and started to write poetry in 1979. As a young adult he got involved in movements in the defence of human rights. At university, Scott was an active member of the student political movement and he also took part in Brazil's re-democratisation process. After graduating in Law and Public Business Law, Paulo Scott taught at the departments of Law and Business Law at the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul for the next ten years. His first literary work, "Ainda orangotangos" (2003; tr: Still Orang-utans), attracted the attention of the critics and Brazil's major publishing houses alike. The book was adapted for film by director Gustavo Spolidoro and won the 13th Milano Film Festival. In 2005 Scott published "Volateis" (tr: The Volatile), a novel about a decadent illustrator and an enigmatic woman who suffers from the rare illness porphyria, an incapability to bear direct sunlight. "Volateis" will shortly be adapted for the movies. Besides, so far Scott has published four highly praised volumes of poetry in Brazil: "Historias curtas para domesticar as paixoes dos anjos e atenuar os sofrimentos dos monstros" (2001, tr: Short stories to curb the passion of the angels and alleviate the suffering of the monsters), "Senhor escuridao" (2006, tr: Mister Darkness), "A timidez do monstro" (2006, tr: The shyness of the monster) and "O monstro e o minotauro" (2011, tr: The monster and the minotaur) in collaboration with the cartoonist Laerte. Paulo Scott also wrote the play "Crucial dois um" (tr: Decisive two one), for which he received the drama award FUNARTE/Myriam Muniz de Teatro 2006. In 2008, Scott gave up teaching at university for good and moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he has been dedicating himself entirely to his writing. In this emblematic city, Scott wrote the novel "Habitante irreal" (tr: Unreal inhabitant; forthcoming in the UK as And Other Stories). He received the Petrobras 2009/2010 literary scholarship to complete this novel, which was awarded the Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional 2012 Prize and nominated for the prestigious Premio Portugal Telecom de Literatura 2012. It was also a finalist for the Premio Jabuti 2012, the Premio Sao Paulo de Literatura and the Premio Bravo! 2012 in the category Best Book. Scott's latest novel "Ithaca Road" is set in Sydney, and its main character is a Maori with European heritage who works as a design producer for art exhibitions in England and Australia. He has been doing a few translations, revising manuscripts and screenplays, organising literary workshops and writing for a number of magazines and newspapers.