The Violent Land (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jorge Amado
- First Published: 1942
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1911-1912
- Setting: The city of São Jorge de Ilhéus, Bahía, Brazil, and nearby plantations
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Violence, Farms, farmers, or farming, Adultery, Brazil or Brazilians, Revenge, Greed, Assassination, Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Jungles or rain forests
- Locales: Bahia, Brazil
Characters Discussed
João Magalhães (zhoh- OWN mah-gahl-YAYS), a gambler and drifter who claims to be a captain and military engineer who has participated in several revolutions. Although he won his engineer’s ring at a gaming table, he agrees to survey the Sequeiro Grande (see- KAY-roh GRAHN-dee), a rich area of fiercely contested tropical forest. While working for the Badaró family, he falls in love with the only heir, Ana. João’s shadowy background notwithstanding, Ana’s family considers his ability to reinvent himself and adapt to his circumstances a useful asset...
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