Song for Anninho

Song for Anninho
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Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015043044927
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Book Synopsis Song for Anninho by : Gayl Jones

Download or read book Song for Anninho written by Gayl Jones and published by Beacon Press (MA). This book was released on 1999 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anninho, beloved of Almeyda, is an escaped African slave who settled in Palmares. After the final battle between Palmares and the Portuguese, Almeyda, her breasts cut off by a Portuguese soldier, relates her tale of love and escape to her rescuer, Zibatra, a mystic enchantress, biblical scholar, and medicine woman.


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