Child Of The Dark: The Diary Of Carolina Maria De Jesus (100th Anniversary Edition)

Child Of The Dark: The Diary Of Carolina Maria De Jesus (100th Anniversary Edition)
by Carolina Maria de Jesus

Child Of The Dark: The Diary Of Carolina Maria De Jesus (100th Anniversary Edition)
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Author: Carolina Maria de Jesus
Translator: David St. Clair
Afterword: Robert M. Levine
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-07
ISBN: 0451529103
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Signet Classics

Book Reviews of Child Of The Dark: The Diary Of Carolina Maria De Jesus (100th Anniversary Edition)

Book Review: Triumph of the Human Spirit
Summary: 5 Stars

Caroline Maria de Jusus was born a[...] in poverty and went to only the second grade. She lived most of her adult life in poverty and her children were labeled [...]. She wanted to write and did. She became a writer of international reputation. Her book has been read by people around the world and in the United States. Her work stands with that of Victor Frankl in "MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING," and "BLACK ELK SPEAKS" an American Sioux, and with Frederick Douglass' NARRATIVE LIFE.

CHILD OF THE DARK, is a must read for anyone who wants to understand and to challenge the values and standards of a civilization (ours) that degrades human life for fun and profit.

Summary of Child Of The Dark: The Diary Of Carolina Maria De Jesus (100th Anniversary Edition)

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.



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