African Roots and Paternal Trauma Take Centre Stage at Brazil’s Flip Festival

Literature & Identity Key Facts —Authors. Brazilian-Guinean Ernesto Mané and Franco-Congolese Ève Guerra presented works rooted in paternal absence and African ancestry. —Books. Mané’s “Antes do Início” and Guerra’s “Repatriação” both transform personal family trauma into literary narrative. —Event. The discussion took place at Flip, Brazil’s premier literary festival held annually in the colonial coastal…