A Cup of Rage

            A Cup of Rage, written by Brazilian author Raduan Nassar, is a short, yet very intense drama. A drama which is acted out in seven emotional parts by two very emotional characters. The story follows a day in the life of a farmer who is in a passionate, yet extremely turbulent relationship with a younger journalist. The story focuses on an argument that breaks out between the two after the farmer discovers that ants had chewed through one of his hedges overnight. This argument, which is more of a battle of egos, becomes a furious power struggle between the two lovers. The fight is filled with cruel insults, childish mockery, and even physical altercation, but it also brings about intelligent observations on ethics, morality, politics, and identity. In the end, despite the mental and physical turmoil between the two, they are inseparable, unable to live without one another. The entire story, told beautifully by Nassar, consists of just seven sprawling sentences, which make up each chapter. This run-on style of writing which Nassar adopts leaves you breathless and wanting for more.



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