| Heliopolis | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | James Scudamore |
| Country | England |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Harvill Press |
| Publication date | February 2009 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 278 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1846551888 |
Heliopolis is a 2009 novel by the British author James Scudamore. It is set in the city and surrounding areas of contemporary São Paulo, Brazil, and follows the story of a young, favela-born man, Ludo dos Santos. The book was nominated for the 2009 Man Booker Prize and is Scudamore's second novel.[1]
Critic Henry Shukman of the The Guardian notes, "The novel is cleverly pitched to explore the two socioeconomic poles of modern urban Brazil. And the writing is exemplary: you feel the hand of a natural at work, one whose command of tone is strong, and who has an instinctive feel for handling a story."[2] Writing in The Telegraph of London, reviewer Sinclair McKay calls the novel "a dark, gripping, often comic novel concerning appetite, urban poverty and identity."[3]