The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Jorge Amado
Published in 1959 • Rio de Janeiro
'The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell' is a novel by Jorge Amado. It tells the story of Quincas, a former civil servant who abandons his conventional life to live as a beggar and revel in the pleasures of Bahia's underworld. When he dies, his family tries to reclaim his body and give him a proper funeral, but they encounter a series of unexpected events. The novel explores themes of social hypocrisy, class struggle, and the search for freedom.
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