The author of this book, Brazilian Luis Alberto Mendes, who was sentenced to 74 years for murder and robbery, spent 32 years in prison, where he devoted himself to the study of philosophy and literature and where he wrote his books. In 2001, his first book, “Memoirs of a Survivor,” was published, which had great success with both readers and critics. His new novel, “Desire and Pleasure,” is an amazing book, imbued with high psychology and optimism, telling stories with inimitable sincerity and frankness. about the inner world of the hero, about the development of his sexuality and complex personal fate. First presented in 2005 to a wide circle of Russian readers over 18 years of age, this book left no one indifferent.