by Jorge Amado · FisicalBook · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420630793
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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon is a novel by the renowned Brazilian author Jorge Amado, first published in 1958. The story is set in Ilhéus, Bahia, in the 1920s, during the rise of cocoa cultivation. The plot follows the life of Gabriela, a young and sensual cook, and her relationship with Nacib, the owner of a bar. The novel explores themes such as love, sensuality, progress, and traditions in a transforming society. With his exuberant prose and memorable characters, Amado captures the essence of Brazilian culture and offers a fascinating look at a crucial period in Bahia's history.
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria, known as Jorge Amado, was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, including Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976, and having been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature at least seven times. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences.
