Peau Noire, Masques Blancs vs Quarto de Despejo: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Blacks, Race Relations, Social conditions
Peau Noire, Masques Blancs
“I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language.”
Fanon, born in Martinique and educated in France, is generally regarded as the leading anti-colonial thinker of the 20th century. His first book is an analysis of the impact of colonial subjugation on the black psyche.…
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Quarto de Despejo
“July 15, 1955 The birthday of my daughter Vera Eunice.”
A first-hand account of life in the streets of Sao Paulo from 1955 to 1960, details the plight of an artist, writer and single mother of three children who, while living in a hovel, supported her family by digging…
The verdict
- Readers rate Quarto de Despejo highest: Quarto de Despejo 4.5 · Peau Noire, Masques Blancs 4.3.
- Peau Noire, Masques Blancs has the widest readership — 20434 ratings behind its score.
- Quarto de Despejo runs the darker storyline; Peau Noire, Masques Blancs stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Peau Noire, Masques Blancs | Quarto de Despejo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (20434) | 4.5 (11551) |
| Hardcover | 2.8 (2) | 4.0 (14) |
Reception
| Peau Noire, Masques Blancs | Quarto de Despejo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20434 | 11551 |
| Editions | 52 | 21 |
| Citations | 807 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 14653 |
| Reading it now | — | 772 |
| Written reviews | — | 1365 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 634 |
| Pages | 192 | 182 |