The Discovery of America by the Turks

For the first time in English- legendary Brazilian author Jorge Amado’s spirited novella about Arab immigrants to South America -

published for the centennial of Amado’s birth
Two Arab immigrants -

‘Turks,’ as Brazilians call them-arrive in the rough Brazilian frontier on the same ship in 1903, hoping to find a future. They rub shoulders with gunslingers and plantation owners, and also tangle with merchants, one of whom is desperate to marry off his impossible daughter. Thus ensues a farcical drama that produces, in a humorous twist, the unlikeliest of suitors in this whimsical Brazilian take on The Taming of the Shrew.

‘Delightful … A wonder of the art of narration by the voice, the feeling, and the joy of Brazil.’ Jose Saramago, from the Foreword