by James Hawes · Temas & Debates · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789727593897
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«Um Mercedes Branco Rabo-de-peixe» is James Hawes's novel, published by Temas & Debates in paperback (277 pages, in Portuguese).
A bald, portly 28-year-old man has spent much of his youth dodging a professional career in the grey market of London's temporary employment agencies. Now out of work and without prospects, the way he tries to resolve his situation drives this acid, funny and sharply observed novel about precarious labour and the choices of youth.
«Um Mercedes Branco Rabo-de-peixe» was originally published in English as «A White Merc with Fins» in 1996; this Portuguese edition appeared in 2002.
For readers of contemporary fiction set in London, with an interest in precarious labour and the crossroads of youth.
James M. Hawes is a British novelist and popular historian who has been an official bestseller in both genres. He has written theatrically released screen adaptations of two of his works, and has appeared as an on-screen contributor in BBCTV's Art That Made Us (2022), on which he was also credited as Series Story Consultant, and Mozart: Rise of a Genius (2024).
