Captains of the sands
Amado, Jorge, 1912-20012013
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They call themselves 'Captains of the Sands,' a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by 15-year-old 'Bullet,' the band-including a crafty liar named 'Legless,' the intellectual 'Professor,' and the sexually precocious 'Cat'-pulls off heists and escapades against the right and privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the 'little criminals,' the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land.
Main title:
Captains of the sands / Jorge Amado ; translated by Gregory Rabassa ; introduction by Colm Toibin.
Imprint:
New York : Penguin Books, 2013.
Collation:
288 pages
Notes:
Translated from Portuguese.
ISBN:
9780143106357 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishPortuguese
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BRN:
910423
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