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Palmares / Gayl Jones.
Van Pelt Library PS3560.O483 P35 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Gayl, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--Brazil--Fiction.
- Slavery.
- Black people--Brazil--Fiction.
- Black people.
- Imperialism--Fiction.
- Imperialism.
- Brazil.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Magic realist fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 492 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "The epic rendering of a Black woman's journey through slavery and liberation, set in 17th-century colonial Brazil. "Palmares" recounts the journey of Almeyda, a Black slave girl who comes of age on Portuguese plantations and escapes to a fugitive slave settlement called Palmares. Following its destruction, Almeyda embarks on a journey across colonial Brazil to find her husband lost in battle. Her story brings to life a world impacted by greed, conquest, and colonial desire. She encounters a mad lexicographer, desperate to avoid military service; a village that praises a god living in a nearby cave; and a medicine woman who offers great magic, at a greater price." -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Almeydita
- Quilombo
- A leap through time and spirit
- The narratives of Barcala Aprigio
- The book of Jaguara and the apprentice
- Curandeira
- Almeyda continues her journey, or the new Palmares.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Jones, Gayl. Palmares
- ISBN:
- 9780807033494
- 0807033499
- OCLC:
- 1227976333
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