by Jorge Amado · Alianza · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420685762
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Tienda de los Milagros is a novel by the renowned Brazilian author Jorge Amado, published in 1969. The story takes place in Bahia and explores themes of miscegenation, racism, and the cultural richness of Brazil. Through colorful characters and picturesque situations, Amado weaves a narrative that celebrates diversity and criticizes oppressive social structures. The novel is an plea against racism and a defense of miscegenation, highlighting the importance of valuing cultural roots and Brazilian identity.
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.
