Paradais
| First edition cover | |
| Author | Fernanda Melchor | 
|---|---|
| Original title | Páradais | 
| Translator | Sophie Hughes | 
| Language | Spanish | 
| Publisher | Literatura Random House | 
| Publication date | 2 February 2021 | 
| Publication place | Mexico | 
| Published in English | 23 March 2022 | 
| Media type | Print (paperback) | 
| Pages | 200 | 
| ISBN | 978-607-31-8797-8 | 
| OCLC | 1179050066 | 
| 863/.7 | |
Paradais (originally titled Páradais in Spanish) is a novel by Mexican author Fernanda Melchor. It was published in its original Spanish in 2021 by Literatura Random House. An English translation by Sophie Hughes was published in 2022 by Fitzcarraldo Editions and New Direction Books.
Benjamin P. Russell of the Houston Chronicle described the novel as a "commentary on" the "often haunting facts" of Mexico, stating "a more incisive commentary [...] would be hard to find."
This was the second Melchor novel to receive an officially published English translation.