Negrinha #[nn]

Two girls stand apart on a sun-drenched beach promenade — one in white with long dark braids in the foreground, the other with arms crossed and a pink purse in the background — capturing a quiet tension that speaks volumes before a word is read. Jean-Christophe Camus and Olivier Tallec bring this Brazilian coastal scene to life with warm, painterly color and an understated emotional charge that draws you straight in. Published by Gallimard's Bayou imprint in 2009, Negrinha announces itself as a book with real things to say about childhood, difference, and place.