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...therefore, when Gabriela appears-the laughing, barefoot, round-rumped omnamorata who turns up in the bawdy literature of every language. Who is Gabriela's husband? Naturally he is fat Nacib, the saloonkeeper. Who crawls in Nacib's window when Nacib is tending bar? No one but oily Tonico, the seducer. Will Tonico succeed in getting back out when Nacib comes home unexpectedly? Ah, now there is a question to stir discussion in Ilhéus, just as it has fascinated readers in its countless variants across the centuries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Nacib's Omnamorata | 10/12/1962 | See Source »

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