# Release of Carla Madeira novel ‘Quando’

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/release-of-carla-madeira-novel-quando
> Updated: 2026-08-31T06:40:16.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Brazilian author Carla Madeira has released her fourth novel, titled ‘Quando’, published by Editora Record. The narrative follows the character Viridiana, a mother in 1980s Brazil who reports her son to the police following a tragic event, and explores the family's consequences two decades later.

The novel addresses themes of motherhood, guilt, homophobia, violence, and justice. Madeira, a prominent contemporary fiction writer, noted that the writing process was a way to navigate personal grief following the loss of her mother, a close friend, and her psychoanalyst.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-31: Carla Madeira releases new novel ‘Quando’

Author Carla Madeira releases her fourth novel, ‘Quando’, a story exploring maternity and violence through a family's history spanning twenty years.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/carla-madeira-releases-new-novel-quando

### 2026-08-14: Carla Madeira releases fourth novel ‘Quando’

Brazilian author Carla Madeira releases her fourth novel, ‘Quando’, a story of motherhood and family fractures set in 1980s Brazil, following the massive success of her previous works.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/carla-madeira-releases-fourth-novel-quando

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