A death in Brazil
Subtitle: a book of omissions
By: Peter Robb
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: H. Holt
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780805076417
Subjects: Politics and government; Social life and customs; Social problems; Description and travel; Travel; History
Description: A travelogue through modern-day Brazil captures both the exuberant life force of the country and its people, as well as the violence and death that poses a continuing threat, offering reminiscences of the food, music, climate, history, art, character, and other key aspects of the nation.
Notes: "A John Macrae book."
Table of contents: title: I; title: Mixed Blood -- 3 -- II; title: A Cordial Man -- 31 -- III; title: On the Beach -- 55 -- IV; title: Parrot Perch -- 81 -- V; title: Below the Equator -- 107 -- VI; title: Stuffed Goat -- 133 -- VII; title: A World Elsewhere -- 159 -- VIII; title: A Place to Die For -- 187 -- IX; title: Witnesses -- 215 -- X; title: A Used Revolver -- 241 -- XI; title: In Maceio -- 265 -- XII; title: A Win-- 289.