The Devil to Pay in the Backlands: "The Devil in the Street, in the Middle of the Whirlwind." | 
pickSurprisingly, this hard-to-find #1001books title is available from the Mpls library, so I read it while visiting family in MN.
An engrossing story of a man's adventures in the backlands of Brazil as part of the many roving gangs of bandits fighting to conquer the land. Told in retrospect, it depicts his friendships, his respect for some leaders and disgust with others, and most of all his struggle to keep his humanity in spite of the battles.
Liz_M 3.5 🌟, #Reading1001 5y
vivastory Did you go to the central location downtown? 5y
Liz_M @vivastory No. My mum lives in St Paul and since it is road construction season we didn't venture into downtown Mpls at all this vacation. 5y
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vivastory Completely understandable. I didn't make it to St. Paul very often when I lived in Minneapolis, but I remember there were some interesting bookstores & restaurants there. 5y
arubabookwoman I‘ve been looking for that one forever! Good find! 5y
Liz_M @arubabookwoman I debated letting the library know how for how much a used copy is currently listed on amazon. :-o 5y
BarbaraBB I have a Dutch translation but haven‘t read it yet. Looking forward to your thoughts 5y