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Set in a Brazilian locale, this is the story of Pedro Archanjo, beloved rogue and fierce activist for social justice, who becomes a posthumous hero when an American intellect ""discovers"" his writings. The story flits between Archanjo's lifetime and that of the American professor decades later.
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"A most enjoyable romp."--"New York Times"
""Tent of Miracles" may well be Amado's masterpiece."--"Christian Science Monitor"
"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"
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""Tent of Miracles" may well be Amado's masterpiece."--"Christian Science Monitor"
"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"
"A most enjoyable romp."--"New York Times"
""Tent of Miracles" may well be Amado's masterpiece."--"Christian Science Monitor"
"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""
"A most enjoyable romp." "New York Times""
""Tent of Miracles" may well be Amado s masterpiece." "Christian Science Monitor""
"A most enjoyable romp." New York Times
""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 living novelist
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- Publication date2003
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- ISBN 13 9780299186449
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