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Captains of the Sands (Penguin Classics) by Amado, Jorge; Tóibín, Colm is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Captains of the Sands (Penguin Classics) about?
A Brazilian Lord of the Flies , about a group of boys who live by their wits and daring in the slums of Bahia A Penguin Classics They call themselves “Captains of the Sands,” 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 “Bullet,” the band—including a crafty liar named “Legless,” the intellectual “Professor,” and the sexually precocious “Cat”—pulls off heists and escapades against the right and privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the “little criminals,” 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 Brazil’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 a
Who reads Captains of the Sands (Penguin Classics)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Amado, Jorge; Tóibín, Colm
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Penguin Classics, Penguin Random House
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780143106357
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, True Crime, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (230 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
