Tent of Miracles (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
416
Utgivningsdatum
2003-03-01
Förlag
University of Wisconsin Press
Översättare
B Shelby
Medarbetare
Stavans, Ilan (introd.)
Illustrationer
Black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
209 x 140 x 23 mm
Vikt
459 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
142:B&W 5.5 x 8.25 in or 210 x 140 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780299186449

Tent of Miracles

av Jorge Amado
Häftad,  Engelska, 2003-03-01
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Set in a Brazilian locale, this is the story of Pedro Archanjo, beloved rogue and fierce activist for social justice, who becomes a posthumous hero when an American intellect discovers his writings. The story flits between Archanjo's lifetime and that of the American professor decades later.
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"Delightful ribaldry and exotic trimmings . . . Bahia surely has no greater poet than Jorge Amado."--Saturday Review "Tent of Miracles may well be Amado's masterpiece."--Christian Science Monitor "A most enjoyable romp."--New York Times "A very rich and exotic novel . . . tells the story of Pedro Archanjo, mestizo, self-taught ethnologist, apostle of miscegenation, laborer, cult priest, and bon vivant. . . . Amado's joyous, exuberant, almost magical descriptions of festivals, puppet shows, African rituals, local legends, fascinating customs, strange and wonderful characters . . . result in a richness and warmth that are impossible to resist."--Washington Post "Tent of Miracles may well be Amado s masterpiece." Christian Science Monitor " "A most enjoyable romp." New York Times " ""Tent of Miracles" may well be Amado s masterpiece." "Christian Science Monitor"" "A most enjoyable romp." "New York Times"" "A very rich and exotic novel . . . tells the story of Pedro Archanjo, mestizo, self-taught ethnologist, apostle of miscegenation, laborer, cult priest, and bon vivant. . . . Amado s joyous, exuberant, almost magical descriptions of festivals, puppet shows, African rituals, local legends, fascinating customs, strange and wonderful characters . . . result in a richness and warmth that are impossible to resist." "Washington Post"" ""Tent of Miracles" may well be Amado's masterpiece."--"Christian Science Monitor" "A most enjoyable romp."--"New York Times" "A very rich and exotic novel . . . tells the story of Pedro Archanjo, mestizo, self-taught ethnologist, apostle of miscegenation, laborer, cult priest, and bon vivant. . . . Amado's joyous, exuberant, almost magical descriptions of festivals, puppet shows, African rituals, local legends, fascinating customs, strange and wonderful characters . . . result in a richness and warmth that are impossible to resist."--"Washington Post" ""Tent of Miracles" may well be Amado's masterpiece."--"Christian Science Monitor" "A most enjoyable romp."--"New York Times"

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Jorge Amado is the acclaimed author of Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, and Tereza Batista: Home from the Wars. Highly successful film and Broadway versions of Dona Flor have brought worldwide recognition to Brazil's foremost living novelist

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