Book, Masonry house 1: Osasco[LS]

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. The first release of Carolina Maria de Jesus' diaries records the months in which the writer lived in Osasco (SP), in 1960. Expanded and complete edition, with new content and introduction by Conceição Evaristo and Vera Eunice de Jesus. With a full edition, expanded with new content and remade from the author's original manuscripts, this first volume of Casa de alvenaria covers the months in which Carolina Maria de Jesus lived in Osasco (SP), in 1960, after leaving the Canindé favela . Through this precious testimony that blurs the boundaries of literary genres, we follow the reception of Quarto de Eviction, her publicity trips, her frequent contact with the press and politicians, the development of her literary project and her desire to be recognized as a writer. From this everyday narrative, interspersed with the contradictions of his time, reflections emerge that remain more current than ever. Here is Carolina in full, a brilliant and unique writer in our literature, who defied all the barriers imposed by a racist and unequal society. The volumes of Masonry House can be read independently. “Reading Casa de alvenaria is penetrating the intimate universe of one of the most thought-provoking authors in Brazilian literature.” — from the introduction by Conceição Evaristo and Vera Eunice de Jesus