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Title: Tent of Miracles (The Americas) by Jorge Amado, Barbara Shelby ISBN: 0-299-18644-X Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Pub. Date: 24 March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing
Comment: The name Jorge Amado has been largely ignored by most of the English-speaking world. His passing did not even warrant a note in the NY Times despite his works having been translated into thirty-one languages, filmed, and serialized as soap operas. His books contain some of the most beautiful prose written. There is no limit to the quality of this, in my opinion, his best work. Amado's talent for showing the beauty and glory in the mundane is unmatched. That minor gesture, this habit, those pecularities of character, all become mountains. The protagonist, Pedro Archanjo, is both a free-spirited, entertaining, beloved rogue and a fierce activist for social justice. The locale of Bahía is the home of this tale and the setting could not be better. After an American intellectual celebrity 'discovers' the writings of Pedro Archanjo, a race is on to show who was the biggest supporter of the man who has now become a hero, posthumously. The story occurs along two lines, one is in Archanjo's lifetime and the second during the hoopla generated decades later by the professor from Columbia University. Both tales are resplendent reflections of Bahían life. One has the poverty-stricken barrio of Archanjo's residence with cardsharks, gangsters, capoeiristas and sporting houses. The other modern discos, celebrity worship, and the fantastic possibilities of memory. The tale demonstrates well and humorously the appropriation of history by the present for its own purposes. There are too many wonderful aspects of this novel to describe in this small space. I recommend this novel to anyone who asks for the reason that even with the strife that takes place in it, this book contains a world completely enviable because the people in it seem far more alive than almost any we meet in life.
Rating: 5
Summary: Perhaps Jorge Amados Masterpiece, in a 1-10 scale, and 11.
Comment: To me, this is the most important and the best book by Jorge. The book is about the life of Pedro Archanjo, a mulatto man who spent his whole life fighting prejudice. The book teaches you about the Roguish lifestyle Archanjo lived, his growth and maturity and his death. It is very interesting how the interest for why Archanjo wrote grows exponentially as you keep reading. Also, the book deals with the commericalization of Archanjo after his death when an American Genius tells the Brazilian press about his respect for the land of Pedro Archanjo. Within a few days the newspapers make a big deal and lie about the life of Pedro Archanjo to sell ads. The author, a poet suffering the pangs of love, tell you about Archanjo, but also about his personal life. You may ask why I call refer to the author by first name. The reason is because after reading most of his books, I feel like I know him and I tell that this is a must read(this book has the most untraslated terms than any other of Jorge's books, which makes it so much better). If you like Jorge, please email me.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of Amado's best. Really makes you think.
Comment: The pursuits of knowlegdge and the importance of true friendship come together well in this book. The characters are so vivid, you might as well be there in person. If you want to live the adventure, Amado is the one to read.
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Title: Tieta (The Americas) by Jorge Amado, Barbara Shelby Merello, Moacyr Scliar ISBN: 0299186547 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Pub. Date: 24 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado ISBN: 0380012057 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 01 March, 1982 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The War Of The Saints by Jorge Amado ISBN: 0553374400 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 February, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado ISBN: 0380017962 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 November, 1977 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Brazilians by Joseph A. Page ISBN: 0201441918 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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