Run for it: stories of slaves who fought for their freedom
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Lake City : Fantagraphics Books, 2017. Description: 175 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cmISBN: 9781683960492Subject(s): Slavery -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Brazil | Fugitive slaves -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Brazil | Nonfiction graphic novels | Comics & Graphic Novels -- Historical Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels -- LiteraryGenre/Form: Graphic novels -- Portugal. | Graphic novels -- United States.DDC classification: 741.5 Online resources: Reviews Summary: Run For It — a stunning graphic novel by internationally acclaimed illustrator Marcelo d’Salete — is one of the first literary and artistic efforts to face up to Brazil’s hidden history of slavery. Originally published in Brazil — where it was nominated for three of the country’s most prestigious comics awards — Run For It has received rave reviews worldwide, including, in the U.S., The Huffington Post. These intense tales offer a tragic and gripping portrait of one of history’s darkest corners. It’s hard to look away.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 174).
Run For It — a stunning graphic novel by internationally acclaimed illustrator Marcelo d’Salete — is one of the first literary and artistic efforts to face up to Brazil’s hidden history of slavery. Originally published in Brazil — where it was nominated for three of the country’s most prestigious comics awards — Run For It has received rave reviews worldwide, including, in the U.S., The Huffington Post. These intense tales offer a tragic and gripping portrait of one of history’s darkest corners. It’s hard to look away.
Translated from the Portuguese.
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