The Life and Death of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Robert M. Levine, José Carlos Sebe Bom Meihy

The Life and Death of Carolina Maria de Jesus

Robert M. Levine, José Carlos Sebe Bom Meihy

176 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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In the dozen years Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977) lived in a S o Paulo, Brazil, shanty slum, she survived by rummaging for junk. She also kept a diary of her abject poverty. Black, illegitimate, and poor, she suddenly became at age forty-six ...

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