City of God - Softcover

Lins, Paulo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802170102 ISBN 13: 9780802170101

Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006

Synopsis

The searing novel on which the internationally acclaimed hit film was based, City of God is a gritty, gorgeous tour de force from one of Brazil's most notorious slums. Cidade de Deus: a place where the streets are awash with narcotics, where violence can erupt at any moment over drugs, money, and love--but also a place where the samba beat rocks till dawn, where the women are the most beautiful on earth, and where one young man wants to escape his background and become a photographer. When City of God erupted on screens worldwide, it became one of the most critically and commercially successful foreign films of recent years. But few were aware of the story behind the film. Written by Paulo Lins, who grew up in the favela (shantytown) Cidade de Deus in Rio e Janeiro and who spent years researching its gang history, City of God began life as a coruscating, harrowing novelistic account of twenty years in the illicit pursuits of the youth gangs born from the favela. Now available in English for the first time, City of God is a raw, powerful portrait of the countless millions of poor people all over the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Paulo Lins was born in Rio de Janeiro and at age seven moved to the 'City of God', where he was raised. He escaped the cycle of violence there to become an internationally celebrated writer. He still lives in Rio.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0802170102
• ISBN 13: 9780802170101
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448