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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date August 1, 1984
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780374286514
ISBN-10 0374286515
Dimensions 1.75 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight 2.20 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $18.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In nineteenth-century Brazil, just after the establishment of the Republic, an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, establishes another republic of prostitutes, bandits, and beggars, who reject every aspect of the modern state
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Set in nineteenth century Brazil, and based on a real episode in Brazilian history, this novel is the tory of an apocalyptic movement led by a mysterious prophet to establish another republic: Canudos, whose citizens are all the damned of the earth, the prostittues, bandits and beggars who flee to the Brazilian frontier.


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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780374286514 Book cover for 9780374286521
 
Sgd ltd edition from Farrar Straus & Giroux (September 1, 1984); titled "The War of the End of the World"
9780374286521 | details & prices | 7.00 × 10.25 × 2.00 in. | 2.50 lbs | List price $75.00
About: Set in nineteenth century Brazil, and based on a real episode in Brazilian history, this novel is the tory of an apocalyptic movement led by a mysterious prophet to establish another republic: Canudos, whose citizens are all the damned of the earth, the prostittues, bandits and beggars who flee to the Brazilian frontier.
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (August 1, 1984); titled "The War of the End of the World"
9780374286514 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 2.20 lbs | List price $18.95
About: In nineteenth-century Brazil, just after the establishment of the Republic, an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, establishes another republic of prostitutes, bandits, and beggars, who reject every aspect of the modern state
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140262605 Book cover for 9780380699872
 
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (February 1, 1997); titled "The War of the End of the World"
9780140262605 | details & prices | 568 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $17.00
About: In nineteenth-century Brazil, just after the establishment of the Republic, an apocalyptic movement led by a mysterious prophet establishes another republic of prostitutes, bandits, and beggars, who reject every aspect of the modern state
Reissue edition from Avon Books (September 1, 1985); titled "The War of the End of the World"
9780380699872 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $11.95
About: In nineteenth-century Brazil, just after the establishment of the Republic, an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, establishes another republic of prostitutes, bandits, and beggars, who reject every aspect of the modern state

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