Jorge Amado

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born

in Itabuna (Bahia), Brazil

August 10, 1912

died

August 06, 2001

gender

male

website

http://www.fundacaojorgeamado.com.br/ing/jorge_...

genre

Literature & Fiction

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Jorge Amado de Faria was a Brazilian writer of the Modernist school. He was the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, his extensive work having been translated into some 30 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and her Two Husbands, (in Portuguese, Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos) in 1978. His work dealt largely with the poor urban black and mulatto communities of Bahia.
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Jorge Amado's Books

Average rating: 3.94 · 12,486 ratings · 656 reviews · 65 distinct works · Similar authors

	Capitães da Areia 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 2,835 ratings — published 1937 — 32 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado, Harriet de Onís (Translator) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 2,611 ratings — published 1966 — 43 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gabriela, Clavo y Canela 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 2,064 ratings — published 1958 — 44 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Gato Malhado e a Andorinha Sinhá: Uma História de Amor 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 1976 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mar Morto 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 1936 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tereza Batista: Home from the Wars by Jorge Amado, Barbara Shelby Merello (Translator) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 1972 — 27 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tieta by Jorge Amado, Moacyr Scliar, Barbara Shelby Merrello (Translation) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1977 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 1959 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tent of Miracles by Jorge Amado, Barbara Shelby Merello (Translator), Ilan Stavans (Introduction) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 1969 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War of the Saints by Jorge Amado, Gregory Rabassa (Translator) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 1988 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Os Subterrâneos da Liberdade (3 books)
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Quotes by Jorge Amado

“Love--the most wonderful and most terrible thing in the world.”
― Jorge Amado, Gabriela, Clavo y Canela

tags: love

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“ - O amor não se prova, nem se mede. É como Gabriela. Existe, isso basta - falou João Fulgêncio. - O facto de não se compreender ou explicar uma coisa não acaba com ela. Nada sei das estrelas, mas as vejo no céu, são a beleza da noite.”
― Jorge Amado, Gabriela, Clavo y Canela

tags: fidelity, inspirational, love

14 people liked it

“The world is like that -- incomprehensible and full of surprises (227).”
― Jorge Amado, Gabriela, Clavo y Canela

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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12 votes, 20.0%

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North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

7 votes, 11.7%

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 votes, 10.0%

Hold Still by Nina LaCour

4 votes, 6.7%

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado

3 votes, 5.0%

Conflict In Blue: Behind The Badge by Richard Whitaker

3 votes, 5.0%

Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman

1 vote, 1.7%

A Swell-Looking Babe by Jim Thompson

1 vote, 1.7%

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