Mi planta de naranja lima

Synopsis of Mi planta de naranja lima

«Mi planta de naranja lima» is the novel by José Mauro de Vasconcelos, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (195 pages, in Spanish).

Zezé, a boy from a very humble family, takes refuge in imagination to endure a childhood full of deprivation and punishment. In his inner world, the orange-lime plant becomes his best friend and confidant. The novel combines tenderness and rawness in showing how affection and fantasy ease the pain of one who grows up without privileges.

First instalment of the «Zezé» series. Translation by Carlos Manzano; original title: «O meu pé de laranja lima». The edition includes a dust jacket.

For readers who value literary classics with a sensitive view of childhood and inequality.