{"product_id":"a-instalacao-do-medo-1","title":"The installation of fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“By infantilizing us, my dear lady, fear does not diminish us; on the contrary, it elevates us. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFear restores to us the childhood of the world.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe doorbell rings. The woman hides her child in the bathroom and goes to open the door. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat if fear were a service, for the good of the country and progress, delivered to your home? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn compliance with the decree-law requiring fear to be installed in every home as quickly as possible, two technicians enter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarlos, the talkative one, and Sousa, with a sinister air and a sweet voice, talk about a wide range of subjects, from unemployment to disease and pandemics, from market upheavals and interest rates to violence and terrorism, creating an atmosphere of growing tension.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a renewed edition, and in his irreverent and biting style, Rui Zink calls upon every reader to recognize the urgency of courage—the kind that guides a mother’s heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the prestigious Utopiales Prize for Best Foreign Novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Instalação do Medo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a remarkable work written in favor of the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1256\"\u003eRui Zink\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in Lisbon in 1961, is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Portuguese literature. A writer, teacher, and intellectual provocateur, he has created a body of work marked by irony, social criticism, and a rare ability to transform everyday life into revealing absurdity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn books such as O Destino Turístico, A Instalação do medo, and Hotel Lusitano, he explores the tension between fantasy and reality: humor as a sharp form of thought. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Porto Editora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52162631926026,"sku":"2026-MDT-LVR-262","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2729\/6266\/files\/Ainstalacaodomedo_3731266d-e59e-4e4c-bf57-8d470abaf7ec.webp?v=1763921992","url":"https:\/\/www.malditalivraria.com\/en\/products\/a-instalacao-do-medo-1","provider":"Maldita Livraria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}