The Books That Ate My Father

The novel tells the story of Elias Bonfim, who is looking for his father Vivaldo, the simple employee who suddenly disappeared after he melted into the worlds of classic literary books. The novel takes us on a journey between reality and imagination, where famous novels such as “The Island of Doctor Moreau” and “Crime and Punishment” turn into gateways to understanding the father’s absence and the human’s escape from the constraints of daily life. The writer takes us through deep symbolic layers, asking: Can literature be a haven from the world, or does it become a world in itself? The story moves between satire and seriousness, to reveal the modern human’s struggle between the search for identity and facing existential emptiness. The narrative style combines family stories and philosophical reflections, which makes the work a unique blend of intellectual and emotional excitement.