asca e nó: fatos, fofocas e fruticas

Abstract

The work of the irreverent Paraíba native José Cavalcanti, in his northeastern vein, that backwoodsman in his book “Casca e nó” takes us on a journey of good laughs and reflections. Divided into three moments, we find José telling stories about himself, then in the format of chronicles with gossip from the backwoods known to the author, and finally, what could be more edifying than looking into the life of a neighbor and making those assumptions? No way! Characters who crossed Zé's path are remembered in gossip “From the futile with the trica, who walked, in the sun, gossiping, several daughters were born - the gossips.