"Originally published in 2018 by Companhia Das Letras, Brazil, as O Sol Na Cabeça."
Contents:
crossing. Spiral -- Russian roulette -- The case of the butterfly -- The tale of parakeet and ape -- Bathroom blonde -- The tag -- The trip -- The mystery of the vila -- Padre miguel station -- The blind man -- TGIF -- The crossing.
Summary:
"A bestselling literary sensation in Brazil, a powerful debut short-story collection about favela life in Rio de Janeiro"-- Provided by publisher. "Heralding a new Brazilian literature, one grounded in the rhythms of the favela, Geovani Martin's debut, 'The sun on my head,' brings to life the experiences of boys and young men growing up in Rio de Janeiro in the early years of the twenty-first century. Life in the slums is shadowed by drugs, the constant threat of the police, and the pressures of poverty, violence, and racism, and yet the boys never stop joking, fiending, crushing, and dreaming. In one story, a man has to cross a neighborhood controlled by a rival militia in order to dispose of a corpse. In another, a trio of boys become fascinated by an elderly woman who practices macumba. And in 'TGIF,' a stoner endures humiliating odd jobs, his mother's haranguing, and the regular harrassment of crooked cops. 'The sun on my head' is a work of great tenderness, playfulness, humanity, a collection of stories by a rising star rooted in the community he portrays." -- dust jacket flap.
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