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This is the 4th novel I've read from Brazilian author Jorge Amado. Like always, his books are very well and interesting; however, I found this novel more entertaining than anything else with a zest of morales to follow. Upon the death of romantic poet and member of en elite Academy, elections to nomi Leggi tutto

Quante vite si possono vivere? Questo è il quarto libro di Jorge Amado che leggo e, ogni volta, mi chiedo quante vite abbia vissuto. La politica, l'amore, la satira e il sogno sono tutti temi che Amado attraversa con la sua poetica, in ogni libro in modo diverso ma con una grazia pazzesca. Amado più d Leggi tutto

ماتفعله الفاشيه العسكريه في المجتمعات، ما يمثله القمع والبطش في حياة الشعوب. اللواء والعقيد في صراع علي مقعد الاكاديميه البرازيليه للاداب في مواجهة التيار المدني ..كواليس يتم كشفها عن قرب. “إنها الظلمات مجدداً، الحرب ضد الشعب، التسلّط. لكنْ، كما يتأكد في هذه الخرافة، من الممكن دائماً زرع بذرة، إضاء Leggi tutto

It isn't what we are used to associate to Jorge Amado's work. Finding out that a writer can reinvent his style to the point of making something entirely new is quite refreshing. It's a narrative about politics and how scheming and plotting are necessary in every institution even the most poetic/cult Leggi tutto

Not quite finished, but not enjoying this as much as Gabriela, Clove & Cinnamon. Set in 40's Brazil with the literatia taking on fascist government sympathizers. Interesting, not a compelling read

(PT) Estamos no final de 1940. Os nazis dominam a Europa ocidental, Paris é alemã, a cruz gamada ondeia na Torre Eiffel e a Grã-Bretanha resiste, única, ao invasor, nos céus e nas praias, com Chrurchill a prometer que não se rende. No Brasil, que vive a ditadura do Estado Novo (até nisso nem são ori Leggi tutto

It is 1940. The Brazilian Academy of Letters has lost one of its 40 "immortals," the poet Antonio Bruno. Pen, Sword, Camisole: A Fable to Kindle a Hope by Jorge Amado tells of the politicking between two military officers to fill Bruno's seat. I am a great fan of Amado's work, but this is not his bes Leggi tutto

O livro tem como foco uma disputa por cadeira da Academia Brasileira de Letras, com mortes, reviravoltas, suborno e traições envolvidas. Escrito como que na época do governo do Estado Novo conta com diversas referências políticas e literárias. Conta com um final inesperado e moral libertária como ma Leggi tutto