Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus (Illustrated)

Carolina Maria de Jesus

Biographies & Memoirs

Signet

Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus

The 50th anniversary edition of a powerful diary documenting the plight of the poor Carolina Maria de Jesus wrote her diary on scraps of paper each day while she scavenged through the squalid slums of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and tried to feed her three young children. Her account of daily life stunned the world with its honesty and its simple, moving artistry.

Literature & Fiction

Bitita's Diary: The Childhood Memoirs of Carolina Maria De Jesus

M.E.Sharpe

Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977), nicknamed Bitita, was a destitute black Brazilian woman born in the rural interior who migrated to the industrial city of Sao Paulo. This is her autobiography, which includes details about her experiences of race relations and sexual intimidation.

Bitita's Diary: The Childhood Memoirs of Carolina Maria de Jesus (Latin American Realities)

Robert M. Levine

Historical

Routledge

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