Carolina Maria de Jesus
Carolina Maria de Jesus (born March 14, 1914 in Sacramento , Minas Gerais , † February 13, 1977 in Parelheiros , São Paulo ) was a Brazilian writer .
Life
The Afro-Brazilian Jesus was born in the rural state of Minas Gerais as the daughter of two farm workers who were descended from African slaves. She spent much of her life in the favelas of São Paulo . She worked there as a maid and raised three children. She became known through the publication of her personal experiences from the favelas. Her diaries appeared in 1960 under the title Quarto de despejo ( Diary of Poverty ). Further publications followed, some of which were also translated into German. With her work, she increased awareness of the conditions in the Brazilian slums.
It was included in the anthology Daughters of Africa , edited in 1992 by Margaret Busby in London and New York.
Works
- Diary of poverty . Notes by a Brazilian Negress, 1962 ( Quarto de Despejo , 1960)
- The stone house . The time after the diary of poverty, 1994 ( Casa de Alvenaria , 1961)
- Pedaços de Fome , 1963 (not published in German)
- Provérbios , 1963 (not published in German)
- Diário de Bitita , 1982 ( Posthumous , not published in German)
Web links
- Kurzbiografie (English)
- Carolina Maria de Jesus in the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ^ Biblioteca de São Paulo homenageia escritora Carolina de Jesus. November 7, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2012 (Brazilian Portuguese).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jesus, Carolina Maria de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sacramento , Minas Gerais |
DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1977 |
Place of death | Parelheiros , Sao Paulo |