Captains of the Sands (Penguin Classics)
by Amado, Jorge; Rabassa, Gregory [Translator]; Toibin, Colm [Introduction];
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A Brazilian Lord of the Flies , about a group of boys who live by their wits and daring in the slums of Bahia They call themselves “Captains of the Sands,” a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by fifteen-year-old “Bullet,” the band—including a crafty liar named “Legless,” the intellectual “Professor,” and the sexually precocious “Cat”—pulls off heists and escapades against the right and privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the “little criminals,” the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land. Captains of the Sands captures the rich culture, vivid emotions, and wild landscape of Bahia with penetrating authenticity and brilliantly displays the genius of Brazil’s most acclaimed author.
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- Title
- Captains of the Sands (Penguin Classics)
- Author
- Amado, Jorge; Rabassa, Gregory [Translator]; Toibin, Colm [Introduction];
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 777
- ISBN 10
- 014310635X
- ISBN 13
- 9780143106357
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Date Published
- 2013-06-25
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