{"product_id":"captains-of-the-sands-penguin-classics","title":"Captains of the Sands","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Brazilian Lord of the Flies, about a group of boys who live by their wits and daring in the slums of Bahia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey call themselves “Captains of the Sands,” a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by fifteen-year-old “Bullet,” the band—including a crafty liar named “Legless,” the intellectual “Professor,” and the sexually precocious “Cat”—pulls off heists and escapades against the right and privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the “little criminals,” the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptains of the Sands captures the rich culture, vivid emotions, and wild landscape of Bahia with penetrating authenticity and brilliantly displays the genius of Brazil’s most acclaimed author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Author: Jorge Amado • Publisher: Penguin • Format: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109373857836,"sku":"9780143106357","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9780143106357.jpg?v=1788909845","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/captains-of-the-sands-penguin-classics","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}