Ashes of the Amazon
By: Milton Hatoum ; translated by John Gledson
Contributors: Gledson, John, 1945-
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780747596721
Subjects: Fathers and sons; Fiction; Families; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Work titles: Cinzas do norte
Description: "Ashes of the Amazon' is the story of a long rebellion and the struggle to understand it. The rebel is Mundo, the embittered offshoot of a family split down the middle, whose artistic vocation clashes with his father's plans. The author's other work includes 'Tale of a Certain Orient' and 'The Brothers."
Notes: "First published in Great Britain 2008"--Title page verso.

Translated from the Portuguese.