Gabriela, cravo e canela, cronica de uma cidade do interior; romance

Name: Gabriela, cravo e canela, cronica de uma cidade do interior; romance
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ISBN: 9780307276650

ISBN-10: 0307276651

ISBN-13: 9780307276650

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jorge Amado, James L. Taylor, William L. Grossman

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Ilheus in 1925 is a booming town with a record cacao crop and aspirations for progress, but the traditional ways prevail. When Colonel Mendonca discovers his wife in bed with a lover, he shoots and kills them both. Political contests, too, can be settled by gunshot... No one imagines that a bedraggled migrant worker who turns up in town-least of all Gabriela herself-will be the agent of change. Nacib Saad has just lost the cook at his popular cafe and in desperation hires Gabriela. To his surprise she turns out to be a great beauty as well as a wonderful cook and an enchanting boon to his business. But what would people say if Nacib were to marry her? Lusty, satirical and full of…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/12/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.23" wide x 7.93" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English