The discovery of America by the Turks (2012)
The discovery of America by the Turks is a 2012 Portuguese-language fiction, humorous book written by Jorge Leal Amado de Faria.
Two Arab immigrants' "Turks" as Brazilians call them, arrive in the rough Brazilian frontier on the same ship in 1903, hoping to find a future. They rub shoulders with gunslingers and plantation owners, and also tangle with merchants, one of whom is desperate to marry off his impossible daughter. Thus ensues a farcical drama that produces, in a humorous twist, the unlikeliest of suitors in this whimsical Brazilian take on The Taming of the Shrew.
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What is The discovery of America by the Turks about?
Two Arab immigrants' "Turks" as Brazilians call them, arrive in the rough Brazilian frontier on the same ship in 1903, hoping to find a future. They rub shoulders with gunslingers and plantation owners, and also tangle with merchants, one of whom is desperate to marry off his impossible daughter. Thus ensues a farcical drama that produces, in a humorous twist, the unlikeliest of suitors in this whimsical Brazilian take on The Taming of the Shrew.
When was The discovery of America by the Turks published?
The discovery of America by the Turks was published in 2012.
Who made The discovery of America by the Turks?
The discovery of America by the Turks was written by Jorge Leal Amado de Faria.