The Dark Side of Skin
O Avesso da Pele
Jeferson Tenório (born 1977)
Translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato
English editions
In EnglishThe Dark Side of Skin
Charco Press · United Kingdom · February 2024 · Paperback · 150 pages
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When his father dies, Pedro sets out to piece together his family's past and follow the paths his father took. What he finds is a life marked by being Black in a racist Brazil, by a broken school system and by the fractures this left in a man. The story is also about fathers and sons and the small tragedies of family life, a painful reckoning that leaves room for redemption and for freedom.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 192 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family, Politics (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Brazil
- First published
- 2020 by Companhia das Letras
- Author's age
- 43 when first published
- ISBN
9788535933390 (original)
9781913867737 (Charco Press, United Kingdom)