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Violent Land

by Jorge Amado, Samuel Putnam · 1943

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"From the great Brazilian author, an exotic tale of greed, madness, and a dispute between two powerful families over land on the cocoa-rich coast of Bahia"—Publisher's website.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1940s1940sMore like thisLess of thisLatin AmericaLatin AmericaMore like thisLess of thisBrazilBrazilMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 276 pages

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