Crocodilopolis

A Novel

John Manuel Arias (Author)

Crocodilopolis

A Novel

John Manuel Arias (Author)

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"A darkly intoxicating novel, at once mythic and wickedly contemporary...Here is a writer in full command of his world, delivering a ferocious meditation on masculinity, legacy, and national myth through an audacious, unforgettable book." --Ocean Vuong, the New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of Gladness and On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

From the author of national bestseller Where There Was Fire comes a gripping tale of sibling rivalry, family secrets, and the fate of a nation.

Once a powerful, cold-blooded politician in Costa Rica, Seth Oreamundo is now living in exile in Washington, DC – and his younger brother Osario is to blame. Born into a corrupt political dynasty and raised on a seemingly idyllic coffee estate, the Oreamundo brothers were destined for greatness. But a dark family secret and a scandalous double crossing sent their lives into a tailspin, changing the country forever.

Osario must pay, and Seth decides the only way to do so is to return home to Costa Rica and feed his brother to the infamous river of crocodiles from their childhood. What follows is a spellbinding story of revenge alternating between Seth's murderous plans and memories of the brothers' upbringing. With the wisdom of biblical myth and the soapy wit of a telenovela, Crocodilopolis is a masterful interrogation of power, masculinity, destiny, and legacy from a literary star on the rise.

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Published	Jun 15 2027
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Pages	352
ISBN	9798260203262
Imprint	Bloomsbury Publishing
Dimensions	210 x 140 mm
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

John Manuel Arias

John Manuel Arias is a queer, Costa Rican American…

Brotherhood! Masculinity! Unhinged, extravagant revenge plans! John Manuel Arias's sophomore novel is sharp, hungry, and full of teeth.

McKayla Coyle, Literary Hub "Most Anticipated Books of 2026"
Arias's novel follows the quest for revenge and juxtaposes it with the brothers' upbringing in this fantastic new novel.

Emily Burack and Adam Rathe, Town and Country
A book that combines the goofiness of a telenovela, the brother-against-brother mythos of the Bible and the bonkers mayhem of death by crocodile? Bring it on … Arias, whose Where There Was Fire was about family drama on a banana plantation, knows this territory well.

Chris Hewitt, Minnesota Star Tribune
Very complex, very intricate … It's quite marvelous and thrilling the way it all comes together. It is also poetically written … really well done.

Kassie Rose, WOSU "All Sides Weekend Books"
[A] sprawling tale of wealth, power, privilege and madness ... This impressive novel lingered in my mind for days after I finished it.

Brian Tanguay, California Review of Books
Crocodilopolis is a darkly intoxicating novel, at once mythic and wickedly contemporary. Through the feud of two brothers born into a corrupt political dynasty, Arias exposes how power mutates love into rivalry and destiny into violence. With lush yet exacting prose replete with humor and lyrical potency, here is a writer in full command of his world, delivering a ferocious meditation on masculinity, legacy, and national myth through an audacious, unforgettable book.

Ocean Vuong, New York Times bestselling author of THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS and ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GOREOUS