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...novel, his fifth to be issued in the U.S., Amado, 54, tells tall tales of Bahia, the great, sun-drenched seaport that the Brazilian government calls Salvador. The first of his three themes deals with the astonishing marriage of Corporal Martim-a cardsharp and famed capoeria* fighter-to Marialva, who is as beautiful as a saint in a procession but as dark and devious as Lilith. This story soon blends with one about Negro Massu and the christening of his blue-eyed son. There are problems here, since Ogun, the Voodoo god of iron, has been named godfather. The priest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Nights of Song & Stars | 1/27/1967 | See Source »

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