Captains of the Sands
A Brazilian Lord of the Flies, about a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the slums of Bahia, Captains of the Sands is a favorite among Jorge Amado’s novels. The boys—including the leader, fifteen-year-old “Bullet”; the crafty liar, “Legless”; the intellectual...
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A Brazilian Lord of the Flies, about a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the slums of Bahia, Captains of the Sands is a favorite among Jorge Amado’s novels. The boys—including the leader, fifteen-year-old “Bullet”; the crafty liar, “Legless”; the intellectual “Professor”; and the sexually precocious “Cat”—dodge and dupe the rich and privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands their capture, thisvivid portrait of a divided culture becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780143106357 (014310635X)
ASIN: 014310635X
Publish date: 2013-05-28
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Romance,
Drama,
Portuguese Literature,
Brazil,
Fiction
Captains of the Sands It tells the story of street kids in Salvador - Bahia in the 30s.They are seven to fifteen years old and live by begging, gambling and stealing, abandoned in the streets of Salvador.Being homeless, they call themselves “Captains of the Sands".I recommend this book.
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