Palmares / Gayl Jones.
"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." -- Provided by publisher.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780807033494
- ISBN: 0807033499
- Physical Description: 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. Blacks > Brazil > Fiction. Imperialism > Fiction. Blacks. Slavery. Brazil. |
Genre: | Fiction. Historical fiction. Historical fiction. Magic realist fiction. |
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