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Step into a realm of imagination and compelling narratives. As a dedicated writer, A.S.R. de Campos invites you to explore stories that captivate, inspire, and entertain. Discover new worlds and connect with characters that stay with you long after the final page.
Antonio (Sergio Rezende) de Campos Filho writes with the precision of an economist and the eye of a filmmaker. He blends historical detail with muscular, character‑driven storytelling, turning complex forces into scenes that feel lived and immediate.
His prose moves like an edited film—sharp cuts, lingering close‑ups, and a rhythm that makes markets and motives visible. He treats institutions as sets and people as actors, revealing how private choices and public systems collide.
As an economist specialized in international markets and structured finance, Antonio has spent his entire career in the international capital markets. He has worked across trading floors, deal rooms, and regulatory corridors, translating balance sheets into human consequence and policy into personal risk. That professional rigor gives his narratives an uncommon backbone: every plot turn is grounded in incentive, every moral dilemma traced to a ledger entry, and every collapse shown as the predictable outcome of misaligned incentives.
A Brazilian‑American by birth and by life, he carries two worlds in his voice—one shaped by the rhythms of São Paulo and Chicago, the other by the analytic habits of global finance. He has loved telling stories since he was a child, turning neighborhood scenes into dramas and overheard conversations into plots. That lifelong passion animates his work: technical clarity and cinematic imagination combine so that readers not only understand how markets fail but also feel why people make the choices that break them.
Our books
Dive into our collection of published works, each crafted to offer a unique reading experience. From gripping tales to thought-provoking narratives, there's a story here for every reader. Explore our selection and find your next favorite book.
JOHN BUCKEY'S ECONOMY
In the heart of Chicago, inside the roaring amphitheater of the CBOT soybean pit, one man learns that markets don’t just move — they judge.
John Buckley arrives at the Board of Trade with nothing but instinct, hunger, and the strange ability to read fear the way others read numbers. The pit is a living organism: hundreds of white‑jacketed traders battling for fractions of a cent, for dominance, for survival. And in the middle of that storm stands Buckley — the lone black‑jacketed outlier who refuses to be swallowed by the crowd.
Guided by Tony, a brilliant Brazilian economist with a sharp mind and a sharper sense of the world’s shifting tides, Buckley discovers that the real economy isn’t built in textbooks. It’s built on sweat, chaos, and the psychology of people pushed to their limits.
As markets convulse, alliances fracture, and a new economic order emerges, Buckley must decide what kind of trader — and what kind of man — he is willing to become.
IGNATIUS AND IRINA'S ECONOMY
When a priceless artifact goes missing, and an enigmatic photograph appears in a hotel corridor, Ignatius and Irina find themselves immersed in a treacherous world where secrets wield more power than gold, and markets become instruments of coercion.
A powerful financier, capable of swaying nations, offers them a sanctuary—and an enticing proposal: safety in exchange for time. As the ruble crumbles and Moscow's influential figures assess their losses,
John Buckley deftly turns profit into security, securing a fleeting moment of peace that allows a child to be born.
Yet, peace comes at a cost. It demands stepping away from the spotlight, embracing a new life on a historic plantation, and undertaking the monumental task of mending broken familial ties.
With the support of GianLucca Berardo, Tony De Silva "Okonkwo" Buckley, and John Buckley, and a network of cautious allies, Ignatius and Irina must harness their popularity to foster stewardship, converting their personal trauma into a nurturing academy for gifted children while committing to an honest portrayal of history.
"Ignatius and Irina" is not just a novel; it's a profound exploration of the sacrifices required for safety, the complex moral calculations of power, and the unwavering belief that a new family can rise from the fragments of influence.
It compels readers to confront powerful questions: "What are you willing to relinquish to safeguard those you love?" And, in a world that treats your child as leverage, how will you respond?
Chronicle of a Shrinking Commons
CHRONICLE OF A SHRINKING COMMONS
CRÔNICA DA COMUNIDADE ENCOLHIDA
Another book coming: a bilingual edition of Crônicas • Contos • Short Stories, a collection of short pieces and chronicles written over several years and shaped by loss, reflection, and the quiet work of rebuilding.
These texts—some of which served as refuge after the passing of his daughter Alex—now appear together in English and Portuguese, offering readers access to the same voice in two languages.
About the Book: This volume gathers intimate chronicles and short stories that range from sharp social observation to tender personal moments.
Many pieces grew alongside the John Buckley Legacy series: John Buckley’s Economy (already published in English and Portuguese), Ignatius and Irina’s Economy (Book Two), and the forthcoming Nian’s Economy.
The bilingual edition preserves the nuance of the originals while inviting a wider readership.
Why this edition, writing became a shelter and a way to reclaim presence after a long career of travel and the loss of Alex. Publishing these texts bilingually is both an act of sharing and of repair—an invitation to readers in different languages to witness the same stories and the same search for meaning.
Availability & Preorders: The bilingual edition will be available in paperback and eBook formats. Preorder details and the exact release date will be announced shortly. For review copies, interviews, or event requests, please contact the publisher or the author’s press representative.
"The stories by A.S.R. de Campos are truly captivating. Each narrative transports you to a different world, leaving you eager for more. A brilliant new voice in literature!"
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Nian's Economy
Nian's Economy began as a question: how do money, power, and family memory shape a life across generations? The answer I found was not a ledger but a story — a family saga that unfolds over two centuries and a single, decisive life.
This book traces the arc of a family through revolutions, markets, and quiet betrayals, and follows Nian, a young woman whose intelligence, ambition, and presence open doors once closed.
She moves into China's big league not because of a single advantage but because she learns to read the rules others take for granted, to bend them when necessary, and to make choices that cost her as much as they reward her.
Her looks are part of the world she navigates; her mind is what ultimately defines her.
"I wrote Nian's Economy to do two things at once: to tell an intimate human story and to examine the larger forces that shape individual lives."
The book is rooted in research — in histories of trade and policy, in the rhythms of cities and markets — but it is first and foremost a work of imagination. I wanted to show how economic systems are lived, felt, and negotiated in the small decisions of everyday life: in marriages, in debts, in promises kept and broken.
"Respect for complexity guided me."
Nian is not a symbol; she is a person with contradictions, tenderness, and hard edges. The institutions and ideologies surrounding her are neither monolithic villains nor mere backdrops; they are active players in the story.
"I aimed to render those forces with clarity and nuance, without reducing people to caricature or history to a single moral."
"This book is also a personal project. Writing it has been part of a longer conversation I have been having with loss, with memory, and with the idea of legacy."
"The family whose story I tell is fictional, but the questions it raises — about responsibility, ambition, and the cost of success — are very real."
If this book has a hope, it is that readers will come away with a clearer sense of how economies shape human possibility, and how individuals, even in the most constrained circumstances, can act with courage and imagination. Nian's path is not a blueprint; it is a witness.
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Antonio De Campos
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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