Paradais by Melchor Signed First Edition Reference

Paradais (2021; English: New Directions, 2022, translated by Sophie Hughes) is Melchor’s compact second novel — a noir-inflected tale of two teenage boys in a Mexican gated community whose intertwined obsessions (one sexual, one alcoholic) spiral toward violence. At just 128 pages, it distills Melchor’s themes of class, masculinity, and social decay into a taut, devastating narrative.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed English first (New Directions, 2022): $25–$50
• Unsigned English first: $5–$12

A lean, powerful companion to Hurricane Season — part of the New Directions paperback original tradition.