The Journey under Our Skin
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The living conditions of African ethnic groups in the post-Discovery era, and the difficult history of black people exploring their identity. A narrative non-fiction work that mixes prose, travel notes and other styles. Honorable mention winner of the 2016 Vasco Graca Mora National Journalism Award. This book consists of two journeys. On the one hand, in order to fulfill the promise to my friends, "I" came to the Alentejo region of Portugal, along the course of the Sado River, to trace the traces of black slaves thriving in this area since the 18th century; on the other hand, the death of my stepfather brought "I" back to Lisbon, where I had been away for many years. Scenes of familiar scenes evoked "my" childhood memories as a mixed-race child... Skin color and race are literature The eternal theme of the work, "The Journey Under Our Skin" uses a dual-line narrative technique, mixing novels, essays, travel notes, biographies and other literary styles. It cleverly combines the experiences during the journey with the survival history of Africans in Portugal and even Europe after the Age of Discovery, uncovering that forgotten history and exploring the profound topic of how the black community gained identity in the white world.
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