Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment by João Biehl

Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment

João Biehl

440 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction challenging reflective slow-paced
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Zones of social abandonment are emerging everywhere in Brazil's big cities--places like Vita, where the unwanted, the mentally ill, the sick, and the homeless are left to die. This haunting, unforgettable story centers on a young woman named Catar...

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