The Miracle of the Birds (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jorge Amado
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: The timeless present
- Setting: Piranhas, a town in Alagoas, Brazil
- Principal Characters: Ubaldo Capadócio, Sabô, Captain Lindolfo Ezequiel
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Music or musicians, Adultery, Brazil or Brazilians, Miracles, Birds, South America or South Americans, Convents or nunneries
- Locales: Brazil
The Story
The narrator begins by declaring that the miracle he is about to relate was witnessed by hundreds of townspeople, as it took place on a market day. In addition, the illustrious visitor being fêted that day, the widow of the renowned regional novelist Graciliano Ramos—a notoriously truthful woman—can testify to its veracity.
The reader is then introduced to the protagonist: Ubaldo Capadócio, widely celebrated as a lover, minstrel, and composer of popular ballads. His antagonist is also identified: Captain Lindolfo Ezequiel, who is best known as a hired...
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