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by Jorge Amado and Žorže Amado

Book Overview

A classic Brazilian "Western" full of romance and adventure, violence and courage, and peopled with wonderfully earthy characters from the legendary author's childhood. "Set in Bahia at the turn of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553051741
• ISBN13: 9780553051742
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The climax of a rich career

Although this is not a crowd pleaser like Dona Flor or The War of the Saints, it is Amado's greatest novel. He returns to the social concerns of his early novels but treats them with a depth and richness that are the fruition of his long career.