Lit in Translation

Toda a Ferida É uma Beleza

“Every Wound Is a Beauty” (title translated by AI)

Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida (born 1982)

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What makes a little girl have fun is the greatest of mysteries, and the book sets out to explore it. Maria is overcome by an irrepressible urge to scribble and giggle, which collides with her godmother's resolve to turn her into a normal, docile and, if possible, solemn child. The godmother opposes the girl's headlong writing and punishes her, sometimes brutally, yet nothing she does makes Maria give up.

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About the book

Form
Novella
Length
55 pages in the original
Genres
Coming of age (assigned by AI)
First published
2023 by Relógio D'Água
Author's age
41 when first published
ISBN

9789897833649 (original)