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A death in Brazil : a book of omissions / Peter Robb.

By:

Robb, Peter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : H. Holt , 2004.Description: 329 p. : 2 maps ; 21 cmISBN:

9780312424879

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DDC classification:

LAS 981 ROB

LOC classification:

F2517 .R625 2004

Summary: Combining travel, history, culture, and his own memories of twenty years of Brazilian life, the author delves into the past and present of a country that affects our imagination like few other places on earth. Much more than a journey through history, Robb renders in vivid detail the intoxicating pleasures of the food, music, and climate of the country and references the work of Brazil's greatest writers to depict a culture unlike any other.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 981 ROB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		039128

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Combining travel, history, culture, and his own memories of twenty years of Brazilian life, the author delves into the past and present of a country that affects our imagination like few other places on earth. Much more than a journey through history, Robb renders in vivid detail the intoxicating pleasures of the food, music, and climate of the country and references the work of Brazil's greatest writers to depict a culture unlike any other.

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