A piercingly sad story about the street children of the mysterious Brazilian city of Salvador da Bahia. Who are these "Captains of the Sands" that keep the whole city in fear?
A gang of homeless teenagers between the ages of eight and sixteen, forced to wander, roam, get by on odd jobs, and steal and rob to survive.
"The Captains of the Sands are not like other children... They know everything about life, even the secrets of love... From early childhood, they lead the lives of grown men." They are victims of social injustice, yet they are also the only truly free people in the world.
In all of Jorge Amado's books, his homeland is sunny Brazil, which he has placed on the world map, painted with bright colors, and brought to life. It is the sea, capoeira, merriment, carnival, romance... The author loves his characters, loves his country, and its people.
The novel has been adapted for the screen twice.
Author: Jorge Amado
Translation: Elena Belyakova
Pages: 352 (offset). Paperback
Dimensions: 200x126x20 mm
Series: Magistral. Vstrechnoye dvizheniye
