Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom
Description
This graphic novel tells unforgettable stories about Afro-Brazilian slaves who rebelled against oppression.
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.
Praise for Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom
D’Salete uses his compelling images to move readers and to inform them. Overall, the book is an incredibly accomplished work of cartooning.
— The A.V. Club
D’Salete’s bold and graphic journey reveals that even if artistic expression can’t change the past, it can certainly convey it in a new, more accurate and generative light.
— Huffington Post
These gruesome tales offer a tragic but illuminating portrait of Brazil’s black origin. It’s hard to look away.
— Hyperallergic
This graphic novel is a beautiful, brutal, and profound work of art that ensures that the legacy of brave men and women who refused to relinquish their humanity will not disappear.
— Publishers Weekly
Words are minimal, and the images live in a stark white world slowly being encroached upon by smudges of shadow. The image-intensive approach forces readers to slow down and take in the complex visual experience, which taps more deeply into emotion and renders the tales all the more accessible.
— Booklist
These brutal and tragic tales, reported through the eyes of the victims, lend context to the ongoing fight for individual liberties worldwide.
— Library Journal