Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands is a celebrated Brazilian novel that blends romance, comedy, and magical realism in the story of a woman torn between the memories of her roguish first husband and the stability of her second.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
magical realism work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976 film)
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Amado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| exploresContrastBetween | sensual pleasure and bourgeois respectability ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Bruno Barreto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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magical realism ⓘ romance ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasElement | cooking and recipes ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American magical realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dona Flor
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Teodoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Vadinho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | ghost of first husband returns ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitOfTeodoro | respectable GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitOfVadinho | roguish GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of eroticism and humor
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depiction of Bahian popular culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Bahia novels of Jorge Amado ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | cooking teacher ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Editora Martins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Salvador, Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Northeast Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
duality of passion and stability
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female desire ⓘ love ⓘ marriage ⓘ morality ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | first half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
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