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After twenty-six years away, Tieta returns to her seaside hometown, Agreste, where her family embraces her as a wealthy widow. However, she must confront her past and reveal her true identity to protect the town's beaches from industrial development. To achieve this, she leverages her influential connections in São Paulo, drawing on her experience as the Madam of a prestigious bordello. The narrative explores themes of identity, family dynamics, and the struggle against commercial exploitation.
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Tieta, Jorge Amado
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- Tieta
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jorge Amado
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Publisher
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 696
- ISBN13
- 9780299186548
- Category
- Fiction
- Description
- After twenty-six years away, Tieta returns to her seaside hometown, Agreste, where her family embraces her as a wealthy widow. However, she must confront her past and reveal her true identity to protect the town's beaches from industrial development. To achieve this, she leverages her influential connections in São Paulo, drawing on her experience as the Madam of a prestigious bordello. The narrative explores themes of identity, family dynamics, and the struggle against commercial exploitation.