Bibliograph

Captains of the sands, Jorge Amado ; translated by Gregory Rabassa ; introduction by Colm Toibin

Type

Label

Captains of the sands, Jorge Amado ; translated by Gregory Rabassa ; introduction by Colm Toibin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Captains of the sands

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

858945316

Responsibility statement

Jorge Amado ; translated by Gregory Rabassa ; introduction by Colm Toibin

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

They call themselves 'Captains of the Sands, ' a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by fifteen-year-old 'Bullet, ' the band-including a crafty liar named 'Legless, ' the intellectual 'Professor, ' and the sexually precocious 'Cat'-pulls off heists and escapades against the right and privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the 'little criminals, ' the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land

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