Bom-Crioulo: The Black Man and the Cabin Boy
by Adolfo Caminha
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Author: Adolfo CaminhaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1982-06
ISBN: 0917342887
Number of pages: 141
Publisher: Gay Sunshine Press
Book Reviews of Bom-Crioulo: The Black Man and the Cabin Boy
Book Review: brave and valuable voice
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is by a Brazilian writer and naval officer who lived from 1867-1897. It is the story of a black man, Bom-Crioulo, an escaped slave turned sailor, who falls in love with a white cabin boy. Blond, blue-eyed, and very pretty. The main reason to read this book is for its gay/lesbian/bi/trans historical value. And this edition helps you out in that respect by providing short introductory pieces telling you about the author's life and social mores and beliefs of the time, and giving you a literary context for the work. The book as a novel will likely be a frustrating experience, however. The description and symbolism are heavy-handed and repetitive, the characters are rather flat, and the author tends towards that common writing class "sin" of telling and analyzing, rather than showing the reader. Especially for readers of a liberal bent, the dated concepts about sexuality may also be frustrating. Finally, the story is not a happy one. The spiral of tragedy starts, and is very patently foreshadowed, just over half way through. A long, slow spiral indeed. I have given the book its stars, however, because of its subject matter. Especially in the author's time, and even in ours, it is controversial and often censored subject matter. It is a brave and valuable voice that deserves to be read.
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