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Home from the wars tereza batista is another of amado s somewhat larger than life heroines but this novel, frankly, seemed to be less attractive than some of his others featuring a larger than life heroine, not least because it is very brutally violent. His father had migrated from sergipe to become a cocoa farmer in bahia. The work was later republished alongside the novel o capitaodelongocurso the longdistance captain in the volume home is the sailor, 1961. The book is an account of the typical brazilian intelligentsia of the 1920s. Tereza batista le cabinet cosmopolite jorge amado, alice raillard, georges raillard on. Home from the wars english and portuguese edition portuguese hardcover july 1, 1975 by jorge amado author. Paper or electronic book, order now and qualify for free shipping. He continues in tereza batista to use oral narrative with amqdo in the tradition of popular poetry and folklore. The orphan girl tereza is sold by her aunt felipa to one justiniano. Tereza batista home from the wars jorge amado 97803807. The war of the saints by amado, jorge and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tereza batista, tired of war from jorge amado book info, annotation, details and ebook colibri publishers. Her story unfolds with brilliance and luminous intensity, a masterpiece of contemporary literature by brazils foremost novelist.
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