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Here at last is an exciting new edition of the Brazilian modernist epic Macuna ma: The Hero with No Character, by M rio de Andrade. This landmark 1928 novel follows the adventures of the shapeshifting Macuna ma and his brothers as they leave their Amazon home for a whirlwind... Read Full Overview

Macuna ma" uma obra ic nica da literatura brasileira, escrita por M rio de Andrade e publicada em 1928. O livro conta a hist ria de Macuna ma, um her i sem car ter que passa por diversas aventuras e situa es surrealistas na busca por sua identidade e na tentativa de sobreviver... Read Full Overview

It is the dawn of the 20th century, and deep in the Amazon Rainforest is born a mischievous boy named Macuna ma, who is destined to become the hero of the Brazilian people. After losing a jade pendant that was a gift from his first love, it falls into the hands of a man-eating... Read Full Overview

Here at last is an exciting new translation of the modernist Brazilian epic Macuna?ma, by M?rio de Andrade. This landmark novel from 1928 has been hugely influential. It follows the adventures of the shapeshifting Macuna?ma and his brothers as they leave their home in the... Read Full Overview

Macuna?ma hedder helten, der i denne fabulerende r verhistorie af en roman, drager Brasilien rundt i jagten p? et vigtigt mirakelmiddel. "Macuna?ma" er en roman om brasiliansk identitet og en p? en gang k rlig og kritisk beskrivelse af brasilianernes overtro, letf rdighed, erotik... Read Full Overview