Poética da diáspora

Fifty-five years after the publication of Quarto de Despejo (The Slum Dweller's Diary), interest in the work of writer Carolina Maria de Jesus continues to unfold. Carolina is revisited today from various angles, given the richness of her unpublished work and her life of highs and lows. In a video produced by the FAPESP Research team, historian Elena Pajaro Peres discusses aspects of the writer's life and work, highlighting the importance of examining aspects that go beyond her books and the period in which she lived in São Paulo. See how her work continues to inspire research. Read more at: http://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/2015...