Samuel Carlos dos Santos Oliveira
Born in Carapicuíba, Brazil, in 1980, the author of The Burden of a Near-God carries a life story defined by resilience, curiosity, and the expansive power of the imagination. Raised from humble beginnings, the author fostered an early, tenacious drive to explore, eventually becoming a multilingual polyglot who speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and whose journey has spanned eleven countries.
The seed of this epic, billion-year saga was planted in the most human of conditions: a long struggle with insomnia. Following a doctor's advice in his twenties 
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