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Jorge Amado, the beloved Brazilian author of Gabriella, Clove and Cinnamon, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Tent of Miracles \\u2013 wrote over 30 books in his lifetime. His works have been translated into 49 languages and adapted for film, television, and theater.

In 1984, The Kitchen Sisters interviewed Jorge Amado, his wife \\xa0Zelia Gattai, Brazilian composer and
\\nsinger Dorival Caymmi, \\xa0and singer and activist Harry Belafonte as part of the NPR series \\u201cFaces Mirrors Masks \\u2013 20th Century Latin American Fiction.\\u201d The Ballad of Bahia explores the life and writings of the author through interviews, music and readings and dramatizations of his work.