Captains of the Sands (Penguin Classics)

Captains of the Sands (Penguin Classics)

A Brazilian Lord of the Flies, about a group of boys who live by their wits and daring in the slums of Bahia

They call themselves â€œCaptains of the Sands,â€ a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by fifteen-year-old â€œBullet,â€ the bandâ€”including a crafty liar named â€œLegless,â€ the intellectual â€œProfessor,â€ and the sexually precocious â€œCatâ€â€”pulls off heists and escapades against the right and privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the â€œlittle criminals,â€ the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land.

Captains of the Sands captures the rich culture, vivid emotions, and wild landscape of Bahia with penetrating authenticity and brilliantly displays the genius of Brazilâ€™s most acclaimed author.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-06-25
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-06-25
Format	Kindle eBook

Captains of the Sands (Penguin Classics)

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