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Jorge Amado

Born

in Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

August 10, 1912

Died

August 06, 2001

Website

http://www.jorgeamado.org.br

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Romance

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Jorge Amado was a modernist Brazilian writer. He remains one of the most read and translated Brazilian authors, second only to Paulo Coelho. In his style of fictional novelist, however, there is no parallel in Brazil. His work was further popularized by highly successful film and TV adaptations.
He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1961 until his death in 2001. In 1994, his work was recognized with the Camões Prize, the most prestigious award in Portuguese literature.
His literary work presents two distinct phases. In the first, there is a clear social critic and political focus, with works such as Captains of the Sands and Sea of Death standing out.
In his more mature phase, he adopts an aspect of good-humored and sensual ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 87,798 ratings · 6,972 reviews · 147 distinct works • Similar authors

	Capitães da areia 4.39 avg rating — 33,282 ratings — published 1937 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 by Jorge Amado, Fernando Rodríguez (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 10,038 ratings — published 1958 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.03 avg rating — 9,671 ratings — published 1966 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	ميتتان لرجل واحد by Jorge Amado, جورجي أمادو, عبد الجليل العربي (ترجمة) 3.82 avg rating — 7,806 ratings — published 1959 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.85 avg rating — 5,449 ratings — published 1976 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.12 avg rating — 3,430 ratings — published 1936 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 2,247 ratings — published 1972 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Translation) 4.16 avg rating — 1,651 ratings — published 1977 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Violent Land by Jorge Amado, Samuel Putnam 4.02 avg rating — 1,507 ratings — published 1943 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 3.92 avg rating — 1,421 ratings — published 1969 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“The world is like that -- incomprehensible and full of surprises .”
― Jorge Amado, Gabriela, clavo y canela

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“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

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

12 votes, 22.2%

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

10 votes, 18.5%

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

9 votes, 16.7%

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

7 votes, 13.0%

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

5 votes, 9.3%

Hold Still by Nina LaCour

4 votes, 7.4%

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado

3 votes, 5.6%

Conflict In Blue: Behind The Badge by Richard Whitaker

3 votes, 5.6%

Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman

1 vote, 1.9%

A Swell-Looking Babe by Jim Thompson

0 votes, 0.0%

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