Mosntrum

Bys: Dos Santos, Maira Caroline Lopes and Dos Santos, Jonas Batista

"Monstrum" is a novel that begins as part of a diary written by the lyrical first-person narrator, in which he revisits the events of his own life while trying to understand the choices that led him down an irreversible path.

Amidst dichotomies involving moral reflections, affective relationships, and episodes of violence, the narrator constructs a fragmented narrative of his trajectory-from his youth to the events that would later be associated with the so-called "Monster of Marseille." As the account progresses, the line between confession, justification, and personal interpretation becomes increasingly unclear.

Situated between psychological drama and philosophical reflection, the novel examines themes such as individual responsibility, the nature of evil, love, guilt, and self-deception. The result is an intimate and unsettling portrait of a mind trying to understand itself after everything has already happened.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GRTMP3M9
• ISBN13: 9798251253306
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"