by Kamila Shamsie · Livraria Civilização Editora · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722630603
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«Sombras Queimadas» is the historical novel by Kamila Shamsie, published by Livraria Civilização Editora in paperback (440 pages, in Portuguese).
On August 9, 1945, in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Hiroko Tanaka loses her fiancé and is left marked by bird-shaped burns on her back. From that moment, the novel follows Hiroko's life and her relationships with others over decades, exploring memory, war and the indelible imprint of personal history.
The novel was translated by Helena Lopes and the Portuguese edition was published in March 2010.
For readers of historical and literary fiction, also suitable for book clubs interested in World War II and memory.
