Samba

Zusatztext "May well be the single best book ever written about the central place of music in the life of the Third World."--Washington Post Book World Informationen zum Autor Alma Guillermoprieto writes frequently for the New Yorker  and the New York Review of Books. She is the author of Looking for History, The Heart That Bleeds, and Samba , and she was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1995. Raised in Mexico and the United States, she now makes her home in Mexico City. Klappentext For one year, Alma Guillermoprieto lived in Manguiera, a village near Rio de Janeiro, to learn the ritual of samba--the sensuous song and dance marked by a rapturous beat--and to take part in Rio's renowned carnivale parade. Zusammenfassung For one year! Alma Guillermoprieto lived in Manguiera! a village near Rio de Janeiro! to learn the ritual of samba--the sensuous song and dance marked by a rapturous beat--and to take part in Rio's renowned carnivale parade.

Product details

• Authors: Alma Guillermoprieto
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.1991
• EAN: 9780679732563
• ISBN: 978-0-679-73256-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Vintage Departures; Vintage Departures
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Travel > Travel guides > South America