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- ISBN 9780571348251
- Weight: 114g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 03 Feb 2022
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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THE BESTSELLING LITERARY SENSATION FROM BRAZIL
'A blaze of heat, love and risk that will leave you reeling.' DBC Pierre
'An extraordinary writer.' Misha Glenny
LONGLISTED FOR THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FIRST BOOK AWARD
A FINANCIAL TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR
Capturing the texture of life growing up in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the stories in The Sun on My Head tell us of days lived under incredible heat - and under the shadow of a ubiquitous drug culture, the constant threat of the police, and the confines of poverty, violence and racism. They are also hauntingly beautiful portrayals of friendship, romance and momentary release from the oppressions of everyday life. The Sun on My Head is a debut work of great talent and sensitivity, a daring evocation of life in the favelas by a rising star rooted in the very community he portrays.
Geovani Martins was born in 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He grew up with his mother in the neighbourhood of Vidigal. He supported his writing by working as a sandwich-board man and selling drinks on the beach, and was discovered during creative writing workshops at Flup, the literary festival of the Rio favelas. The Sun on My Head is his first book.
Julia Sanches translates from Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Catalan. Her work has appeared in Two Lines, Granta, Tin House, Words Without Borders, and Electric Literature. She is a founding member of the Cedilla & Co. translators' collective.
