In The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, a mute telepath is named for this substance, which matches the skin of a beautiful migrant worker who uses it to flavor her Bahian recipes after moving to Ilheus.
This substance's power as a "friend-maker" backfires when a bullied child joins a gang after it is tucked into his turban by an immortal shopkeeper who faces a trial by Shampati's Fire. A Victoria Academy outcast who lives in a ritzy neighborhood named for this substance forgets Principal Black Tie's poems after a fight with his boyfriend. A character named for this substance uploads a 16-part document describing a vet watching a lieutenant beat a Chinese ballplayer to death in Manchukuo. After being sent home to find his father's wallet on a winter's night, a boy is bewitched by a desire to visit exotic (*) shops named for this substance in Drogobych. In The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, a mute telepath is named for this substance, which matches the skin of a beautiful migrant worker who uses it to flavor her Bahian recipes after moving to Ilheus. For 10 points, what is the second title spice of a Jorge Amado novel named for Gabriela?
This substance's power as a "friend-maker" backfires when a bullied child joins a gang after it is tucked into his turban by an immortal shopkeeper who faces a trial by Shampati's Fire.
cinnamon [accept dalchili; accept cynamonowe; accept shinamon; accept canela; accept Cinnamomum spp; accept Chinese cassia prompt on "bark" or "spice(s)" or "laurel(s)" or "plant(s)" or other less specific answers]