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Amsterdam
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A notícia do martírio de Isaac de Castro Tartas abalara a comunidade portuguesa em Amsterdã. Isaac partira anos antes para o Recife, sob soberania neerlandesa, mas depois cometera o erro de ir para a Bahia, onde estavam os portugueses, e acabara nas mãos da Inquisição e extraditado para Lisboa. O seu triste fim na fogueira tinha sido igual ao de tantos outros.
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― O Segredo de Espinosa
― O Segredo de Espinosa
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Perhaps Western civilization, with the Amsterdam red-light district as its fetid symbol, does have something to answer for. Maybe these streets are typical of a society without modesty, morally unhinged.
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― Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
― Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
Voor ons OBA-cluppie om bij te houden welke boeken we hebben gelezen.
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We love reading nonfiction: it's a good yarn (usually), ánd you get a new perspective on things.…more
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I would like to start a bookclub located in and around Amsterdam. Especially, a bookclub for you…more
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