Jorge Amado

Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon

Young woman captivates a port city with her charm and cooking

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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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