# Child of the Dark

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- Book: [Child of the Dark](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolina-maria-de-jesus/child-of-the-dark) ([Child of the Dark.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolina-maria-de-jesus/child-of-the-dark.md))
- Authors: [Carolina Maria de Jesus](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolina-maria-de-jesus), [David St. Clair](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-st-clair), [Robert M. Levine](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-m-levine)
- Publisher: Signet
- ISBN: 978-04-5152-910-7
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2003-10-07
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A powerful and gripping memoir depicting the harsh realities of life in the favelas of Brazil in the 1950s, and one woman’s resilience in the face of poverty, racism, and social inequality. ...