Questions tagged [the-double-death-of-quincas]

Questions about the novel 'The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray' or 'The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell' ('A Morte e a Morte de Quincas Berro d'Água', 1959) by Jorge Amado. Use with the tags [jorge-amado] and [portuguese-literature].

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Why does Amado repeat the word morte in the title of his novel A Morte e a Morte de Quincas Berro d'Água?

The title of Jorge Amado's novel A Morte e a Morte de Quincas Berro d'Água (1959) has been translated in various ways: The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell, The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray (...
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What is the meaning of the reference to a young contemporary author?

At the beginning of Jorge Amado's novel The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray (A Morte e a Morte de Quincas Berro d'Água, 1959), the narrator seems to allude to something a young contemporary author ...
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