He escaped the cycle of violence there to become an internationally celebrated writer, and still lives in rio. A novel kindle edition by lins, paulo, entrekin, alison. A novel by lins, paulo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Paulo lins, author info, published books, bio, photo, video, and more. From the slums creation in the early 1960s for flood victims, through the rise of disco and cocaine in the 1970s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Brazil is a racist country and a racist society, but the funny thing is that nobody will admit to being a racist, and thats the problem. A book and film that gave voice to the dispossessed of multiethnic brazil, it will earn. Ten years after the rio shantytown called city of god burst into the. I didnt see the award winning movie, but the novel is enough, more than enough. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Buy city of god by lins, paulo, entrekin, alison isbn. The searing novel on which the internationally acclaimed hit film was.
The bloodbath is the culmination of paulo linss epic novel, which is available in translation for the first time thanks to the international success of the eponymous film adaptation. The favelas of rio provide a gripping setting for paulo linss city of god, says alex bellos. Fernando meirelles film was cartoonishly violent, and although the book is startlingly so. He spent eight years interviewing people and researching the drug trafficking and gang warfare. This novel is the result of extended research in the housing project where lins was raised.
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