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"The epic rendering of a Black woman's journey through slavery and liberation, set in 17th-century colonial Brazil. "Palmares" recounts the journey of Almeyda, a Black slave girl who comes of age on Portuguese plantations and escapes to a fugitive slave settlement called Palmares...

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Main Author: Jones, Gayl (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Slavery > Brazil > Fiction.
Black people > Brazil > Fiction.
Imperialism > Fiction.
Impérialisme > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION > African American & Black > Historical.
FICTION > Magical Realism.
FICTION > Coming of Age.
Imperialism.
Black people.
Slavery.
Brazil.
Historical fiction.
Magic realist fiction.
Fiction.
Table of Contents:
  • Almeydita
  • Quilombo
  • A leap through time and spirit
  • The narratives of Barcala Aprigio
  • The book of Jaguara and the apprentice
  • Curandeira
  • Almeyda continues her journey, or the new Palmares.

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