Child of the Dark: My Life In the Slums of Sao Paulo
by Carolina Maria De Jesus
Published by E.P. Dutton, 1962. Hardcover. 190pp. Illustrated. Red cloth. Very Good+. The dustjacket has light rubbing and short tears, Very Good+.
Carolina Maria de Jesus was a destitute black Brazilian woman born (1914) in the rural interior who migrated to São Paulo, Brazil, the largest industrial city in South America, seeking to find work and a better life.