by Jô Soares · Editions Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070456086
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«Les yeux plus grands que le ventre» is the crime novel by Jô Soares, published by Editions Gallimard in paperback (319 pages, in French).
In Rio de Janeiro in the late 1930s, a serial killer murders obese women by forcing them to eat large quantities of cakes. Commissioner Noronha and Esteves, a former Portuguese policeman turned pastry chef, investigate crimes that turn gluttony into a mortal sin.
The novel was translated from Portuguese by François Rosso and its original title is «As Esganadas». This edition belongs to the Folio policier collection.
For readers of crime fiction with black humour and an interest in stories set in 1930s Brazil.
José Eugênio Soares, known professionally as Jô Soares, or Jô, was a Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author, musician, actor and writer.
