Acknowledgments
Notes on Translations
1. Directions to a Serendipitous Encounter
2. Race and Radical Serendipity
3. Cover to Cover (and an Invitation)
4. Elastic, Fractured, Connected Worlds
5. Gil's Early Work and Influences
6. From Bahia to London and Back
7. "Returning to the Depths of History"
8. Thirsty but Not Quite Alone
9. The Avocado Tree
10. "This Is to Be Played on the Radio"
11. The Tour, the Critics, the Censor
12. The End? Song Lyrics
Notes
Bibliography
Index.