Jorge Amado

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Woman navigates love after her husband's death and mysterious supernatural return

About the author

Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado

Brazilian novelist of the Northeastern school whose colorful, carnivalesque fiction celebrated the Afro-Brazilian culture of Bahia with warmth, sensuality, and political commitment. Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon and Dona Flor are his best-known works internationally.

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