The Discovery of America by the Turks

Jorge Amado

The Discovery of America by the Turks
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
24 October 2012
Pages
96
ISBN
9780143106982

The Discovery of America by the Turks

Jorge Amado

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

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