Quarto de despejo: diário de uma favelada by Carolina Maria de Jesus

Quarto de despejo: diário de uma favelada

Carolina Maria de Jesus

196 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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A first-hand account of life in the streets of São Paulo from 1955 to 1960, details the plight of an artist, writer and single mother of three children who, while living in a hovel, supported her family by digging through the garbage for paper and...

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inspiring 33%

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fast 33%

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