The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell: A Tall Tale by Jorge Amado

The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell: A Tall Tale

Jorge Amado with Barbara Shelby (Translator), Emil Antonucci (Illustrator)

97 pages first pub 1959 (editions) user-added

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King of the Honky-Tonks After a merry decade of dissipation and revelry among the bums, the pimps, and the prostitutes, Quincas Wateryell, king of the voluptuous lowlife of Bahia, dies. His prim family loses no time in rechaining the corpse to the...

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Moods

dark 100%
funny 100%
reflective 100%

Pace

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Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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