Captains of the sands
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Author
Contributors
Rabassa, Gregory, translator.
Tóibín, Colm, 1955- writer of introduction.
Published
New York : Penguin Books, [2013]
Status
Main Library - Adult Fiction
Fiction Amado
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Fiction Amado
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 265 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780143106357 (trade pbk.), 014310635X (trade pbk.)
Notes
General Note
Previously published: New York, N.Y. : Avon, c1988.
Description
They call themselves 'Captains of the Sands,' a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by fifteen-year-old 'Bullet,' the band-including a crafty liar named 'Legless,' the intellectual 'Professor,' and the sexually precocious 'Cat'-pulls off heists and escapades against the right and privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the 'little criminals,' the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land.
Language
Translated from Portuguese.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Amado, J., Rabassa, G., & Tóibín, C. (2013). Captains of the sands. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Amado, Jorge, 1912-2001, Gregory, Rabassa and Colm Tóibín. 2013. Captains of the Sands. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Amado, Jorge, 1912-2001, Gregory, Rabassa and Colm Tóibín. Captains of the Sands. Penguin Books, 2013.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Amado, J., Rabassa, G. and Tóibín, C. (2013). Captains of the sands. New York: Penguin Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Amado, Jorge, Gregory Rabassa, and Colm Tóibín. Captains of the Sands. Penguin Books, 2013.
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