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Paperback The Discovery of America by the Turks Book

ISBN: 0143106988

ISBN13: 9780143106982

The Discovery of America by the Turks

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A Penguin Classic Published here for the first time in English in a brilliant translation by the peerless Gregory Rabassa, The Discovery of America by the Turks is a whimsical Brazilian take on The Taming of the Shrew that will remind readers why Jorge Amado is to Portuguese-American literature what Jorge Luis Borges is to Spanish-American literature. It follows the adventures of two Arab immigrants--"Turks," as Brazilians call them--who arrive in...

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Excelente y Compleja Lectura

Jorge Amado da gracia e intriga a este libro con la particularidad que escribe, cambiando el tiempo, dando bromas explicitas y folkoricas, entrelazando muchas ideas y terminando con un final inesperado. Este libro da mucho en que pensar mientras este es leido, pero se debe leer con mucha concentración si no se quiere perder el hilo de la historia.La excelencia de este libro, sirve para aprender un poco más sobre la realidad de Brasil, ya que hace reflejos tanto historicos como actuales y muestra a los jovenes brasileños sus raices.
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