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	The book tells two separate but related tales: first, the romance between Nacib Saad, a respectable bar owner of Syrian origin, and Gabriela, an innocent and captivating migrant worker from the impoverished interior, and second, the political struggle between the old guard of landed Cacao growers, led by the Bastos clan, and the forces of modernization, in the person of Mundinho Falcao, a wealthy young man from São Paulo. It can be read simultaneously as an unusual, charming love story, a description of the political and social forces at work in 1920s Brazil, a somewhat satirical depiction of Latin American aspirations to "modernity," and a celebration of the local culture and pleasures of Bahia. Jean-Paul Sartre, a friend of Amado's, called it "the best example of folk novel." The book was made into a film for Brazilian television in 1960 and again in 1976. A feature film of the novel was directed by Bruno Barreto in 1983. The feature version starred Sonia Braga as Gabriela and Marcello Mastroianni as Nacib, and featured original music by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Jorge Amado de Faria (August 10, 1912 – August 6, 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the Modernist school. He was the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, his work having been translated into some 30 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and her Two Husbands (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos) in 1978. His work dealt largely with the poor urban black and mulatto communities of Bahia.The Brazillian author Jorge Amado. List Price: $27.99 Our Price: $19.99 You save $8.00! Product Code: BOOK_00014

Features   Features Brazil Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Vintage (September 12, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0307276651 ISBN-13: 978-0307276650 Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces

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