Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho
By the acclaimed writer of Palmares and Corregidora.
When the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil''s last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the destruction. Amid the flight and re-enslavement of the inhabitants, their narrative emerges.
Two powerful, epic poems give voice to the lovers: Almeyda''s passionate lament for Anninho, whom she believes has been ...
By the acclaimed writer of Palmares and Corregidora.
When the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil''s last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the destruction. Amid the flight and re-enslavement of the inhabitants, their narrative emerges.
Two powerful, epic poems give voice to the lovers: Almeyda''s passionate lament for Anninho, whom she believes has been ...
