Listen, Beautiful M疵cia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781683967774)

M疵cia 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. M疵cia and Aluisio, distraught, realize that Jaqueline is in deeper trouble than they ever thought.

Listen, Beautiful M疵ciais 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.

Author: Marcello Quintanilha
ISBN-10: 1683967771
ISBN-13: 9781683967774
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2023
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.18lbs
Size: 12.28h x 9.45w x 0.64d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/24/2023