Title: The ballad of the burglar of Babylon
First published: 1968
Description: A ballad, based on an actual incident, in which an escaped convict, preferring ninety hours of being pursued to ninety years in prison, is hunted down by army soldiers near the Rio de Janeiro slum where he was raised.
Subjects: Poetry, Robbers and outlaws
Places: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
LC classification: PZ8.3.B54 Bal3