The Discovery of America by the Turks Paperback - 2012 - 1st Edition
by Jorge Amado; Gregory Rabassa (Translator); Foreword by Jose Saramago
Summary
For the first time in English: legendary Brazilian author Jorge Amado's spirited novella about Arab immigrants to South America—published for the centennial of Amado's birth
Two Arab immigrants—"Turks" as Brazilians call them—arrive in the rough Brazilian frontier on the same ship in 1903, hoping to find a future. They rub shoulders with gunslingers and plantation owners, and also tangle with merchants, one of whom is desperate to marry off his impossible daughter. Thus ensues a farcical drama that produces, in a humorous twist, the unlikeliest of suitors in this whimsical Brazilian take on The Taming of the Shrew.
Details
- Title The Discovery of America by the Turks
- Author Jorge Amado; Gregory Rabassa (Translator); Foreword by Jose Saramago
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2012-08-28
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143106982 / 0143106988
- Weight 0.18 lbs (0.08 kg)
- Dimensions 7.79 x 5.13 x 0.68 in (19.79 x 13.03 x 1.73 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation: Latino
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012022549
- Dewey Decimal Code 869.341
Media reviews
“Delightful . . . A wonder of the art of narration [by] the voice, the feeling, and the joy of Brazil.” —José Saramago, from the Foreword
“Hugely entertaining . . . Amado’s version of Brazil is seductive.” —The Times Literary Supplement
Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2012, Page 22
- Shelf Awareness, 08/31/2012, Page 0
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