Paradais (originally titled Páradais in Spanish) is a novel by Mexican author Fernanda Melchor.

[3] An English translation by Sophie Hughes was published in 2022 by Fitzcarraldo Editions and New Direction Books.

The novel is about a teenage duo, Franco Andrade and Leopoldo "Polo" García Chaparro,[6] who do criminal activity together.

[6] Justin Torres of The New York Times compared Polo to Bigger Thomas.

[8] Justin Torres of The New York Times stated that the work is "seductive" despite the "unbroken wall of text" that makes a "visual effect", and he praised the work of the translator for showing "vitality of the prose".