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Palmares

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." --

Item details

ISBN: 9780807033494
ISBN: 0807033499
ISBN: 9780807033524
Physical Description: print
492 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2021]

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:

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.

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Subject:

Slavery Brazil Fiction
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Genre:

Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Magic realist fiction.

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