{"product_id":"child-of-the-dark-the-diary-of-carolina-maria-de-jesus-9780451529107","title":"Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful and gripping memoir depicting the harsh realities of life in the favelas of Brazil in the 1950s, and one woman's resilience in the face of poverty, racism, and social inequality. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Living in poverty in a Brazilian favela, or \"slum,\" Carolina tried to scrape together a living by collecting recyclables. Among the trash, she found notebooks and papers that she salvaged to write on, and she used these found papers to craft novels, poetry, plays, letters to authorities--as well as her own journal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this stunning diary of perseverance in the face of adversity, violence, and starvation, Carolina Maria de Jesus offers a firsthand account of life in the streets of São Paulo that, upon its first publication over 50 years ago, drew international attention to the plight of the poor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A unique historical account and a critical work in the canon of Afro-Brazilian literature, \u003ci\u003eChild of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e offers an essential perspective on the realities and cruelties of life in a favela at the beginning of the \"modernization\" of the city of São Paulo. Its themes of struggles against marginalization, classism, and racism continue to resonate today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncludes eight pages of photographs and an afterword by Robert M. Levine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Portuguese by David S. Clair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolina Maria de Jesus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451529107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolina Maria de Jesus\u003c\/b\u003e, a Brazilian woman with only two years of schooling, was the mother of three illegitimate children, each born of a different father. This story of her life in São Paulo stands as a vivid, incendiary social document. With stark simplicity, Carolina describes her squalid neighborhood, the favela, and tells how she lived hand to mouth. To keep herself and her children barely alive, to stave off their ever-present hunger, Carolina must scavenge for scraps of metal and paper in the gutter to sell. Her story is a witness to the vicious fights, the knifings, and the sordid sex of the favelados--prisoners of poverty, prey of the unscrupulous, and the breeders of revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert M. Levine \u003c\/b\u003edevoted his career to Brazilian social history. He chaired the National Committee on Brazilian Studies and the Columbia University Seminar on Brazil and was director of the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Miami. His major books include \u003ci\u003eVale of Tears\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFather of the Poor? Vargas and His Era\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Carolina Maria de Jesus \/ Mass Market Paperbound \/ English","offer_id":47520912244893,"sku":"9780451529107","price":19.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_06d32537-382e-4bc6-be06-3f2396fabb07.jpg?v=1767114567","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/child-of-the-dark-the-diary-of-carolina-maria-de-jesus-9780451529107","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}