The Dark Side of Skin

Rezensionen / Stimmen

"A vividly experiential novel [...] a memorable story of powerful forlorn melancholy." -Irish Times

"Packs a stinging punch." -Publishers Weekly

"Moving... compelling... Tenorio knows how to make literature." -The Times Literary Supplement

"An ode to all those who are only ever known by their race and as such need an authentic account of their lives told, one that is not just skin deep." -World Literature Today

"Through a deep dive into its characters, The Dark Side of Skin succeeds in addressing the central issues of Brazilian society. "" -Geovani Martins , author of THE SUN ON MY HEAD

"Here we have a writer who, running every risk, knows how to engineer a good plot and to charm readers. I'm grateful, and Brazilian literature is grateful too. "" -Paulo Scott , author of PHENOTYPES

"A necessary, hard-hitting work that humanises us at the same time as it strips us of any innocence about the racist machine that relentlessly destroys lives in every way imaginable." -Jornal de Letras

"Tenorio's The Dark Side of Skin is the beat of the Afro-Brazilian atabaque drum that leads readers to withdraw into an initiatory trance in order to understand that they are capable of thinking, reflecting and acting in search of the freedoms the black population still lack today." -Literafro

"The book analyses with great depth, beauty and delicacy a theme that is much more complex than it may seem, reminding us that, despite the urgent need to change a society where so much remains wrong, it is not enough to heal the superficial wounds. It is also necessary to heal those that are inside, hidden under the skin." -Observador