The Man on the Bench

By F. S. Dias

Ernesto Figueiredo repaired watches for decades. After Dalva's death and the closing of his shop, he spends his mornings on benches across Porto Alegre, hands on his knees, back straight, watching what the city still returns to him.

When Tiago brings him an alarm clock, the kitchen table becomes a workbench again. A pocket watch that gains time, a chair occupied once more, and a daughter preparing to leave force Ernesto to measure another kind of time.

Moving between the old watch shop and the streets of the present, The Man on the Bench follows a man learning that repair does not mean restoring everything to its previous state. Sometimes it means supporting what still works, leaving a question open, and knowing when to stand.

A Brazilian literary novel about grief, aging, family, craft, and the small gestures that make it possible to remain.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H929N398
• ISBN13: 9798187493821
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"