Jorge Amado

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Jorge Amado

Literature

#396

World Rank

#1066

Historical Rank

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Why Is Jorge Amado Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Jorge Leal Amado de Faria 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. 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.

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What Are Jorge Amado's Academic Contributions?

Jorge Amado is most known for their academic work in the field of literature. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of

Jorge Amado has made the following academic contributions:

• The War of the Saints
• The Violent Land
• The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
• The Golden Harvest
• The Discovery of America by the Turks
• Tereza Batista: Home from the Wars
• Tent of Miracles
• Showdown
• Shepherds of the Night
• Sea of Death
• Pen, Sword, Camisole
• Home Is the Sailor
• Captains of the Sands
• Cacau
• Bahia de Todos-os-santos