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First American edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (1"& 1/2"- inch tear at head of spine adjoining spine. Tiny chip at crest of spine on jacket. ). Seller Inventory # 5739
Bibliographic Details
Title: TENT OF MIRACLES.
Publisher: KNOPF. NY 1971
Publication Date: 1971
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
About this title
"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
""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
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