The Club of Angels

The Club of Angels is a brilliantly dark, satirical masterpiece by renowned Brazilian author Luis Fernando Verissimo that explores the deadly sin of gluttony. The narrative revolves around a tight-knit circle of ten affluent male friends—members of an exclusive dining club—who have gathered monthly for two decades to indulge in opulent feasts. As time and personal failures weaken their bond, a enigmatic and soft-spoken chef named Lucídio enters their lives, offering to cook for them. Lucídio’s culinary genius creates otherworldly dishes tailored to each member's deepest cravings. However, a chilling pattern emerges: after eating their ultimate favorite dish, each member dies mysteriously the very next day. Through razor-sharp dialogue and dark humor, Verissimo delivers a compelling commentary on human desire, mortality, and the irresistible pull of self-destruction.

It offers an irresistibly witty, fast-paced literary mystery that expertly blends culinary art with dark humor, examining the boundaries of human obsession and deadly temptation.

Ideal for fans of translated Latin American fiction, readers of dark comedy and literary mysteries, gourmands, and anyone who enjoys sharp philosophical satires on human desire.