Jubiabá

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Jubiabá is a novel by Brazilian writer Jorge Amado that portrays Afro-Brazilian culture, social injustice, and popular resistance in Salvador, Bahia.

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instanceOf novel
adaptedInto Jubiabá (1935 stage adaptation) NERFINISHED
Jubiabá (film) NERFINISHED
author Jorge Amado NERFINISHED
containsElement candomblé rituals
dockworkers and laborers
religious festivals
street life in Salvador
countryOfOrigin Brazil
criticalReception recognized as a classic of Brazilian social literature
depicts Afro-Brazilian culture
popular resistance
social injustice
featuresProtagonistBackground poor Black boy from Salvador
featuresProtagonistOccupation boxer
followsWork Cacau NERFINISHED
genre Brazilian literature
social novel
hasCharacterRole Jubiabá as spiritual guide to Antônio Balduíno
hasTheme Afro-Brazilian religion
candomblé NERFINISHED
class struggle
coming of age
labor movements
racism
solidarity
urban poverty
languageStyle colloquial and popular speech patterns
literaryMovement modernism
literarySignificance important representation of Afro-Brazilian life in 1930s literature
mainCharacter Antônio Balduíno NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor depiction of working-class organization and strikes
integration of Afro-Brazilian religious elements into mainstream Brazilian fiction
originalLanguage Portuguese
partOf Jorge Amado’s early Bahian cycle
placeInAuthorOeuvre one of Jorge Amado’s key early novels
politicalContext influenced by leftist and socialist ideas of the 1930s
portrays Afro-Brazilian popular culture in Bahia
inequalities between rich and poor in Salvador
struggles of Black Brazilians in early 20th century
precedesWork Mar Morto NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1935
publisher Companhia Editora Nacional NERFINISHED
setInLocation Salvador, Bahia NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFiction early 20th century Brazil
titleCharacter Pai de Santo Jubiabá NERFINISHED

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Jorge Amado notableWork Jubiabá