Jubiabá (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jorge Amado
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Plot: Political romance
- Time of Work: The 1920’s and 1930’s
- Setting: The seaport city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and neighboring areas
- Principal Characters: Antônio Balduíno (Baldo), Jubiabá, Old Luísa, Ze Camarão, Amelia, Viriato, Gordo, Luigi, Joana, Maria dos Reis, Rosenda Rosedá, Lindinalva Pereira, Gustavinho, Gustavo Barreira
- Genres: Long fiction, Political fiction
- Subjects: Blacks, Love or romance, 1920’s, 1930’s, Poverty or poor people, Brazil or Brazilians, Folklore, Boxing, Circuses or carnivals, Machismo, Strikes or lockouts
- Locales: Brazil, Bahia, Brazil
The Novel
Although Jubiabá is named for an old voodoo priest, the novel relates the romantic, adventurous life of Antônio Balduíno, a black hero of the Bahian masses. The loose, episodic story begins with Antônio’s childhood and continues through his mid- twenties. An ABC ballad at the end tells of his death at the hands of a treacherous murderer. Antônio thus realizes his lifelong ambition to become the subject of an ABC ballad.
The novel opens on a brief boxing match, showing Antônio, the Bahian heavyweight champion, beating the Central European...
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