The head of the saint / Socorro Acioli ; translation by Daniel Hahn.
| Author/creator |
Acioli, Socorro author. |
| Other author/creator | Hahn, Daniel translator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Delacorte Press, [2016] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2016 |
| Description | 181 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Cabeça do santo. English |
| Abstract | Having arrived in Candeia, Brazil, starving and footsore, after walking sixteen days to fulfill his dying mother's last wishes, young Samuel takes up residence in an enormous, broken statue of Saint Anthony and finds that he can hear the prayers of the townspeople, despite his lack of faith. |
| General note | "Originally published in Portuguese as A cabeca di santo by Companhia das Letras, São Paulo, Brazil in 2014. Subsequently published in English in hardcover by Hot Key Books, London, United Kingdom in 2014. Work published with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Brazil/ National Library Foundation." |
| Audience | 880 Lexile |
| LCCN | 2014048063 |
| ISBN | 9780553537925 (hc) |
| ISBN | 055353792X (hc) |
| ISBN | 9780553537949 (glb) |
| ISBN | 0553537946 (glb) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Fiction | F AC48H | ✔ Available | Place Hold |