Plantation Boy

Plantation Boy is a novel by Brazilian author José Lins do Rego, first published in 1932. It is the initial work in his five-book "Sugar Cane Cycle," which chronicles the transition from the traditional plantation society to an industrialized era in Brazil's Northeast.1

The novel draws heavily on Rego's own childhood experiences on a sugar plantation, offering a semi-autobiographical account of his youth and family life. It is characterized by a neonaturalist style that depicts the decline of sugarcane culture through the eyes of a young boy. This work, along with others in the cycle, highlights the social and economic shifts occurring in Brazil during that period.12