Listen, beautiful Márcia, Marcello Quintanilha ; translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Type
Label
Listen, beautiful Márcia, Marcello Quintanilha ; translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Listen, beautiful Márcia
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1348922493
Responsibility statement
Marcello Quintanilha ; translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Summary
"Listen, Beautiful M̀rcia is a gripping story about a family pushed to the brink. M̀rcia is a nurse in a hospital near Rio and lives in a favela with her boyfriend, Aluisio, and her daughter, Jaqueline, whom she had very young with another man. Jaqueline, a troubled young adult, makes life difficult for her mother and Aluisio and rebelliously hangs out with members of a neighborhood gang, leading to violent altercations between mother and daughter. The situation degenerates even more when Jaqueline is arrested. M̀rcia and Aluisio, distraught, realize that Jaqueline is in deeper trouble than they ever thought. Listen, Beautiful M̀rcia is a fast-paced, flamboyantly colorful new graphic novel by one of the most important Brazilian graphic novelists working today. Marcello Quintanilha's first English-language graphic novel is a tour de force -- a tightly wound drama filled with masterful suspense and a deep love for family and character."--Publisher
Target audience
adult