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Jorge Amado

    August 10, 1912 – August 6, 2001

    Jorge Amado, the most renowned of modern Brazilian writers, dedicated his extensive literary output primarily to the impoverished, urban Black and mulatto communities of Bahia. His style, characterized by rich, vivid portrayals and a strong social conscience, delves into the heart of Brazilian culture. Amado masterfully captures the daily lives, passions, and dreams of these communities, often with a subtle humor and a profound understanding of human nature. His works, translated into numerous languages and frequently adapted for film and television, offer readers a compelling glimpse into the vibrant tapestry of Brazil.

    Jorge Amado
    Teresa Batista stanca di guerra
    Capitanes de la arena
    Der gestreifte Kater und die Schwalbe Sinhá
    Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
    Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
    Bahia. Mystery Land
    • Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

      • 548 pages
      • 20 hours of reading
      4.1(6063)Add rating

      Dona Flor's husband may have been a gambler and womanizer, but when he dies all she remembers is his lovemaking. A new marriage does not bring the erotic love she longs for. So when her first husband appears naked at the foot of her bed, eager to reclaim his conjugal rights, it is hard to resist.

      Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
    • Ilhéus in 1925 is a booming town with a record cacao crop and aspirations for progress, but the traditional ways prevail. When Colonel Mendonça discovers his wife in bed with a lover, he shoots and kills them both. Political contests, too, can be settled by gunshot... No one imagines that a bedraggled migrant worker who turns up in town–least of all Gabriela herself–will be the agent of change. Nacib Saad has just lost the cook at his popular café and in desperation hires Gabriela. To his surprise she turns out to be a great beauty as well as a wonderful cook and an enchanting boon to his business. But what would people say if Nacib were to marry her? Lusty, satirical and full of intrigue, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon is a vastly entertaining panorama of small town Brazilian life.

      Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
    • Jorge Amado (1912-2001) erzählt, wie schön es doch wäre, wenn die Liebe über alle Vorurteile siegen könnte. In ihrem Nachwort eröffnet uns Eva Demski einen ganz neuen Zugang zu dieser zarten Liebesgeschichte. Auch als Patmos Hörbuch erhältlich. Die zauberhafte Geschichte einer Liebe zwischen ungleichen Partnern, die der ganzen Welt trotzt.

      Der gestreifte Kater und die Schwalbe Sinhá
    • Capitanes de la arena

      • 280 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      4.4(129)Add rating

      Capitães da Areia é o livro de Jorge Amado mais vendido no mundo inteiro. Publicado em 1937, teve a sua primeira edição apreendida e queimada em praça pública pelas autoridades do Estado Novo. Em 1944 conheceu nova edição e desde então sucederam-se as edições nacionais e estrangeiras, e as adaptações para a rádio, televisão e cinema. Jorge Amado descreve, em páginas carregadas de grande beleza, dramatismo e lirismo poucas vezes igualados na literatura universal, a vida dos meninos abandonados nas ruas de São Salvador da Bahia. Dividido em três partes, o livro atinge um clímax inesquecível no capítulo .Canção da Bahía, Canção da Liberdade., em que é narrada a emocionante despedida de um dos personagens da história, que se afasta dos seus queridos Capitães da Areia .na noite misteriosa das macumbas, enquanto os atabaques ressoam como clarins de guerra.

      Capitanes de la arena
    • Teresa Batista stanca di guerra

      • 534 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      E' bella, Teresa: lunghi capelli neri e pelle color ambra. La sua storia è allo stesso tempo cruda e straordinaria, realistica e... magica. Venduta ancora bambina a un padrone senza scrupoli, si libera, e diventa coraggiosa vendicatrice di tutti i torti, protettrice di umili e malati, nonché amante appassionata. Nel libro, che è fra i capolavori della letteratura brasiliana contemporanea, la storia di una donna appassionata e della sua gente.

      Teresa Batista stanca di guerra
    • Bahia, eine Stadt voller Widersprüche mit 365 Kirchen und ebenso vielen Freudenhäusern, ist der Schauplatz von Jorge Amados Helden, die trotz ihrer Armut das Leben in vollen Zügen genießen.

      Nächte in Bahia. Roman
    • Keiner kennt die Farben Brasiliens besser als Jorge Amado – das Meer, die Plantagen, der Sertão und das, was unter den Dächern geschieht: okkulte Feste, afrikanische Rituale, der ungestüme Tanz der Menschen. Mit der ›Werkstatt der Wunder‹ legte Amado sein Meisterwerk vor: Im Mittelpunkt steht der 100. Geburtstag von Pedro Archanjo, dessen ethnologisches Werk dem Dunkel entrissen werden soll. Doch statt als Akademiker entpuppt sich Archanjo als Apostel der Vermischung von Schwarz und Weiß, ein weiser Mestize, der getrieben von sinnlicher Neugier gerade das hervorbringt, was er beschreibt und liebt – den wilden Karneval von Bahía.

      Die Geheimnisse des Mulatten Pedro