Shepherds Of The Night by Jorge Amado
A big, brawling novel of waterfront life in Bahia, packed with cardsharpers, prostitutes, pimps, drunks and homeless Don Juans and Messalinas. It tells three interlinked and cumulating stories - about a marriage, a christening and a siege. The things that happen in Shepherds of the Night are bound to happen once the cleverest of the Don Juans marries an out-of-town prostitute and tires of her; once an unmarried mother insists on a church christening for her fatherless child; and once a group of homeless Bahians erect their shacks on private property.
Not only is Jorge Amado oneo f the greatest writers[..] he's also one of the most entertaining -- Mario Vargas Llosa
His books are on the grand scale, long, lavish, highly coloured, exuberant * Times Literary Supplement *
Amado is by turns realist, fantasical, episodic, direct, angry, humorous and, above all, characterful * Scotsman *
Amado's humour is fresh, innocent, and inventive, and his altogether delightful comedy...has been given an exceptionally good translation * New Yorker *
Jorge Amado is Brazil's most illustrious and venerable novelist * New York Times *
His books are on the grand scale, long, lavish, highly coloured, exuberant * Times Literary Supplement *
Amado is by turns realist, fantasical, episodic, direct, angry, humorous and, above all, characterful * Scotsman *
Amado's humour is fresh, innocent, and inventive, and his altogether delightful comedy...has been given an exceptionally good translation * New Yorker *
Jorge Amado is Brazil's most illustrious and venerable novelist * New York Times *
Jorge Amado was one of the greatest Brazilian writers of the twentieth century. His twenty-one novels are distinguished by a passionate concern for social justice and a tender but exuberant vision of the comedy of life. They have been translated into forty-six languages and published in sixty countries. He died in August 2001, aged 88.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846559761 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846559766 |
| Title | Shepherds Of The Night |
| Author | Jorge Amado |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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