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Jorge Amado
Brazilian · 1912–2001
About the Author
Jorge Amado gave Brazilian literature some of its most vibrant fictional landscapes: Bahia, cacao plantations, ports, popular markets, saints, sailors, workers, sensuality, hunger, laughter, and political struggle. His novels are accessible without being small; they mix social criticism with folklore, appetite, humor, and a deep affection for characters pushed to the margins of official respectability.
Where to Start
Start with Captains of the Sands for social urgency and youth on the streets of Salvador. Choose Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon or Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands if you want the warmer, sensual, comic, and folkloric side of Amado.