. "The Bowels of Liberty"@en . . . "Os Subterr\u00E2neos da Liberdade"@en . "The Bowels of Liberty (Portuguese: Os Subterr\u00E2neos da Liberdade) is a trilogy of Brazilian Modernist novels written by Jorge Amado in 1954. The trilogy comprises Bitter Times (Os \u00E1speros tempos), Agony of Night (Agonia da noite) and Light at the End of the Tunnel (A luz no t\u00FAnel).Together, the three books of the trilogy represent a detailed criticism of the Get\u00FAlio Vargas dictatorship, known as the Estado Novo (1937-45)."@en .