{"product_id":"samba-paperback","title":"Samba - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlma Guillermoprieto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the 70 million poor of Brazil, dreaming and planning for Carnival is an upside down ritual for exorcising their pain--a brilliant cultural and sexual release in which sequins are brighter than diamonds; prostitutes and pimps are queens and kings, and dancing skill is more prized than power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlma Guillermoprieto\u003c\/b\u003e writes frequently for the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLooking for History, The Heart That Bleeds, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSamba\u003c\/i\u003e, and she was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1995. Raised in Mexico and the United States, she now makes her home in Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.02 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42093197820039,"sku":"9780679732563","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2e2be271e6d9c102ea9b79130d2be61f.webp?v=1732308338","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/samba-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}