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Fiction / Latin American Literature

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Tent of Miracles Jorge Amado Translated by Barbara Shelby Merello New Introduction by Ilan Stavans The Americas Ilan Stevens, Series Editor; Irene Vilar, Associate Editor "Delightful ribaldry and exotic trimmings . . . Bahia surely has no greater poet than Jorge Amado."—Saturday Review "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 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 novelist. The UW Press also publishes Amado's Tieta. For more information regarding publicity and reviews contact our publicity manager, phone: (608) 263-0734, email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu

March 2003 LC: 91-026346 PQ 396 pp.   5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Paper $16.95 t ISBN 978-0-299-18644-9 ADD TO CART   Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature. "A most enjoyable romp." —New York Times

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