Gabriela, clove and cinnamon /
Jorge Amado ; translated from the Portuguese by James L. Taylor and William Grossman.
- New York : Vintage International / Vintage Books, 2006
- 425 p. ; 20 cm.
- Fiction / Literature .
Translation of: Gabriela, cravo e canela. Originally published in Portuguese by Lavraria Martins Editora, 1958.
Part. One- A Brazilian from the Arabies --- Part. Two- Gabriela, clove and cinnamon.
Gabriela, from Brazil's cacao-growing region, becomes an Arab's cook, mistress, and reluctant wife in an autocratic town with double standards.
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A novel Women cooks--Brazil--Fiction.
Brazil--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.