A death in Brazil by Peter Robb
Using the art, food and the books of Brazils nineteenth-century writer, Machado de Assis, this work is about its history of slavery and the multicultural but disturbed society that was left in its wake when the practice was abolished in the late nineteenth century.
'Robb is a superb stylist, and this brilliant dissection of modern Brazil is unputdownable' Sunday Times 'Outstanding a heady and fascinating picture of an extraordinary country' Daily Telegraph 'Fascinating and revealing It is the Brazil that Robb sees beyond the sensations that gives his book its great travelling dimension' New York Times 'It is compellingly readable and elegantIn fact, anyone planning a trip to Brazil should read this book' Daily Mail
Peter Robb has lived in Europe and Brazil for much of his adult life. He now lives in Sydney, Australia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747573166 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747573166 |
| Title | A death in Brazil |
| Author | Peter Robb |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2005-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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