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.

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instanceOf magical realism work
novel
adaptedAs Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976 film) NERFINISHED
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
magical realism
romance
social novel
hasElement cooking and recipes
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration
literaryMovement Latin American magical realism
mainCharacter Dona Flor NERFINISHED
Teodoro NERFINISHED
Vadinho NERFINISHED
narrativeDevice ghost of first husband returns
notableCharacterTraitOfTeodoro respectable GENERATED
notableCharacterTraitOfVadinho roguish GENERATED
notableFor blend of eroticism and humor
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
female desire
love
marriage
morality
sexuality
timePeriodOfSetting first half of the 20th century
translatedInto English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

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Jorge Amado notableWork Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Bruno Barreto notableWork Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Bruno Barreto directorOf Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands