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The Discovery of America by the Turks (Electronic book text)
Jorge AmadoFor 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."
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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."
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Imprint | Penguin Group |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 2012 |
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Authors | Jorge Amado |
Translators | Gregory Rabassa |
Format | Electronic book text - Windows |
Pages | 96 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-101-60357-4 |
Barcode | 9781101603574 |
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LSN | 1-101-60357-7 |
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