O QUENGO DE PEDRO MALAZARTE NO FAZENDEIRO, CORDEL

"Pedro Malazarte's Quengo at the Farmer" is a marvelous cordel. Malazarte's schemes to defeat a wicked and cunning farmer in this story are jaw-dropping. This is certainly among the best cordel pamphlets, not only for its aesthetic quality but also for the author's ability to so beautifully characterize this brilliant figure of popular culture. João Damasceno Nobre is the author of this masterpiece of Northeastern Cordel Literature.