The life and death of Carolina Maria de Jesus
By: Robert M. Levine and José Carlos Sebe Bom Meihy.
Contributors: Meihy, José Carlos Sebe Bom, 1943-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Diálogos; Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Jesus, Carolina Maria de; Blacks -- Brazil -- São Paulo -- Social conditions; Blacks -- Brazil -- Biography; São Paulo (Brazil) -- Social conditions; Brazil -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Important companion to items #bi 00005749#, #bi 98007394#, and #bi 00005750#. Two historians retrace Carolina's life, especially in the years following the short-lived success of Quarto de despejo (Child of the dark), and reflect on what her life story reveals about race in Brazil. Includes extensive interviews with Carolina's children"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-158) and index.
Table of contents: title: From the favela to the moon; title: Cinderella scorned; title: Carolina's children; title: Carolina's legacy.