Jorge Amado

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Please join me in reading the book selection for March, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Gabriela, cravo e canela) by Jorge Amado.

It’s 1925, and Ilhéus, a small Brazilian export town, is experiencing a disruption in its traditions, and the locals are finding that modern life is subject to comic interpretation. Join them in drinking sugarcane rum at the Vesuvius Bar courtesy of Nacib Saad, the Syrian bar owner; sharing in the gossip of the ill-fated Dona Sinházinha and her lover Dr. Osmundo; and falling in love with Gabriela, a migrant worker who cooks, flirts, and loves, while acting as an unexpected instrument of progress.

Please feel free to post comments, reviews, or questions about the novel at any time during the month of March. And check back for the next post, discussing the author and the region of Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon.

The book is available translated into English and Spanish. Please visit the Leo Catalog or your local Library branch to reserve a copy, or find a copy at your nearest library through WorldCat.