From fantasy literature to biography: see 7 books to give your father as a gift

Gift someone with books is a good option when you understand that they are a way to travel through stories and places, to have fun, pass the time, learn. Check out seven books below, of different genres, to give as a gift to your father this Sunday (11), Father’s Day .

The list is made up of works with biography, fantasy literature, games, film criticism and much more.

“See you in August” – Gabriel García Márquez

The last book by Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014), released posthumously in March of this year, the work may please the father who likes literature in the greatest sense of its essence.

The author, considered one of the most important of the 20th century, tells the story of Anna Magdalena Bach, who every August goes to a Caribbean island to leave tributes on her mother’s grave… Until, one year later, a man crosses her path and changes her life.

Released by Record publisher the book is described by Amazon as a “hymn to life, to feminine desire and to the resistance of pleasure despite the passage of time. An unexpected gift from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature to the world”, and that your father might also like.

“Girl’s Father” – Marcos Mion

Bestseller originally released in 2018 presents complete and in-depth content on educational practices with the aim of develop strong and healthy emotional bonds between parents and daughters.

Presenter Marcos Mion shares details of his life, creating a guide for the brotherhood of fathers of girls and helping other men to raise their daughters with more respect, affection and attention, in order to transform childhood into a period of good memories and with the foundation for a life full of healthy relationships.

Released by the publisher Planet through the seal Academy the work gained a new edition in 2022.

“Murdle | Vol. 1” – GT Karber

For the dad who likes to spend time with games and challenges “Murdle” is a different book and requires more than just reading.

Inspired by an online game, the Sunday Times bestseller is a logic game that mixes the famous Clue game with countless challenging puzzles.

With one hundred riddles of murders divided into four degrees of difficulty, the book proposes that the reader discover who killed, where, with what weapon and why. To do this, it is necessary to decipher clues and fill in a table that will lead to the answers.

The work was released in May of this year by the publisher Intrinsic and is on Amazon’s bestseller list.

“Cine Subaé | Writings on cinema (1960-2023)” – Caetano Veloso, org. Claudio Leal and Rodrigo Sombra

THE film buff father and fan of Brazilian popular music You will love Caetano Veloso’s work in which he presents film criticism.

“Cine Subaé” presents texts that attest to the impact that Cinema Novo, the exuberant North American films, Italian neorealism and the existentialism of French films had on Caetano’s cultural formation.

Released by Company of Letters In May of this year, the book also features three previously unpublished arguments for films never directed by the composer.

“The Horn” – Leonora Carrington

A classic work of fantasy literature, a landmark of surrealism, it is recommended for father who needs to get away from his own reality for a while and travel to an incredible and unexpected story.

The author tells the story of Marian Leatherby, a 92-year-old woman with hearing loss who receives a hearing aid from her best friend. With the aid of the device, she discovers that her son, daughter-in-law and grandson have dark plans: unable to bear living under the same roof as her, the family plans to send her to a nursing home.

But the place in question is no ordinary institution ― the residential buildings are shaped like birthday cakes, mushrooms and igloos. There, Marian embarks on an unpredictable journey, in which she discovers phenomena such as the Blinking Nun, the Queen Bee, the entrance to an underworld and a mysterious murder.

The book was released in Brazil in 2023 by the publisher Alfaguara .

“The word that remains” – Stênio Gardel

Other great work of contemporary literature . Stênio Gardel tells the story of Raimundo, a 71-year-old gay man who decides to learn to read and write. Born and raised in the countryside, he did not go to school because he needed to help his father with his daily chores.

THE his relationship with his father and the whole family in childhood It permeates all the emotions narrated, from fear to care, from understanding to escape from oneself and the world.

Released by Company of Letters In 2021, the book won the National Book Award for best translated work of literature.

“Casagrande and his demons” – Casagrande and Gilvan Ribeiro

For the Sports fan parents and biographies the book narrates the turbulent life of former player Walter Casagrande Júnior, from his rise as a sports idol to his struggle with cocaine and heroin addiction.

The title of the book is not just metaphorical: the former player suffered from numerous hallucinations of demons in his apartment at the height of his drug addiction.

Written in collaboration with journalist Gilvan Ribeiro, the book, launched by Record Publisher offers a frank and unvarnished look at Casagrande’s decline and redemption, highlighting his hospitalization and the importance of sharing his experience to raise awareness of the dangers of addiction.