Tales From my Little Street

Tales from My Little Street is not just a formally innovative book; with it, Maria Cecília Correia also experimented with a non-prescriptive form of communication with childhood, a communication based on empathy and identification. Those belonging to marginalized groups, without voice or representation due to their social status (flowers, trees, children, the poorest, the mentally ill, objects) are protagonists or play prominent roles in all the micro-stories.— Teresa-Cláudia Tavares
These short stories embody a deep connection to everyday life – especially childhood – observed with sincerity and brought to life through a vivid, natural, and spontaneous voice. Through this lens, themes such as the celebration of difference or of nature itself come closer to the reader. Tales from My Little Street brings together a collection of highly singular texts, both in theme and form. Unsettling semantic threads quietly emerge, particularly striking given the sociopolitical context in which the book was first published.— Sara Reis da Silva