Books from Angola
35 popular angolan books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Africa Challenge" were written by authors from Angola.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Os Transparentes by Ondjaki PT
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Ondjaki, o escritor angolano já bem conhecido do público por obras como o assobiador (2002), quantas madrugadas tem a noite (2004), os da minha rua (2007), AvóDezanove e o segredo do soviético (2008), entre outros títulos, sempre colocou Angola, e em particular Luanda, de onde é natural, no centro da sua escrita. Com o presente romance, de novo aparece Luanda - a Luanda atual do pós- guerra, das especificidades do seu regime democrático, do «progresso», dos grandes negócios, do «desenrasca» - como pano de fundo de uma história que é um prodígio da imaginação e um retrato social de uma riqueza ... continue
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Our Beautiful Darkness by Ondjaki EN
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A blackout leads two teens to discover the intimacy and vulnerability that can only be shared in darkness in Our Beautiful Darkness, a fully illustrated YA novella from celebrated Angolan author Ondjaki and illustrator António Jorge Gonçalves. Translated from Portuguese by Lyn Miller-Lachmann The light goes out suddenly. And in this absence of light, a pair of teenagers bare their souls. Into the warm silence of the night, they share a conversation filled with their stories and dreams... and maybe even a first kiss. Set against the backdrop of the civil war that ravaged Angola in the 1990s, th... continue
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Quantas madrugadas tem a noite by Ondjaki PT
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Em 'Quantas madrugadas tem a noite', o jovem escritor angolano Ondjaki conta várias histórias em uma, que são relatadas ao estilo da linguagem angolana - alegre e rica em imagens. O protagonista é um morto - AdolfoDido - que acaba por ser preso pela kabomba (polícia) e é disputado por duas viúvas ditas legítimas. Fala-se, ainda, da criação de um sindicato muito especial, o SNP. À medida que apresenta seu elenco de personagens peculiares, Ondjaki deixa transparecer suas reflexões sobre os tugas (portugueses), racismo e mesmo Jesus Cristo.
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Teoría general del olvido by José Eduardo Agualusa ES
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Desde hace tiempo Ludovica Fernández Mano se niega a salir a la calle. Vive puertas adentro con su hermana. Pero su hermana se enamora y se casa, y entonces ambas se mudan con el nuevo marido. El departamento es maravilloso, repleto de libros, sólido, protector. Una noche la pareja sale a una fiesta. En la ciudad, en todo el país, Angola, la revolución y la independencia avanzan. Pasan las horas, pasan los días y la pareja no regresa. Ludovica quita la puerta y levanta una pared. Se encierra, sin pensar como será el mañana. Solo la acompa&ntild... continue
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That Hair by Djaimilia Pereira De Almeida EN
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A Best Translation of the Year at World Literature Today That Hair is a family album of sorts that touches upon the universal subjects of racism, feminism, colonialism, immigration, identity and memory. Finalist for the 2021 PEN Translation Prize “The story of my curly hair,” says Mila, the narrator of Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida’s autobiographically inspired tragicomedy, “intersects with the story of at least two countries and, by extension, the underlying story of the relations among several continents: a geopolitics.” Mila is the Luanda-born daughter of a black Angolan mother and a white P... continue
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The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa EN
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Felix Ventura is a man with an unusual occupation. If your lineage isn't sufficiently distinguished, he'll change that for you. If your family history isn't quite as glorious as you'd like, he can make you a new one. Felix Ventura is a seller of pasts.
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The Living and the Rest by José Eduardo Agualusa EN
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Daniel lives with artist Moira on her native Island of Mozambique. They are awaiting the birth of their child, while also organising the island's first literary festival. But as soon as the first guests arrive, the coast is hit by a cyclone. The island is spared, but the bridge to the mainland is left impassable, and telephone and internet connections are severed. The islanders - and the writers who have come for the festival - are cut off from the outside world. Left to their own devices, the authors forge new bonds and make the best of a situation that gets stranger each day. Some believe th... continue
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The Return of the Water Spirit by Pepetela EN
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In this book Pepetela offers a scathing critique of the modern-day Angolan elite for squandering the sacrifices of the past.
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The Society of Reluctant Dreamers by José Eduardo Agualusa EN
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While swimming in the clear blue waters of the Rainbow Hotel, Daniel Benchimol finds a waterproof camera, floating seemingly lost in the sea. He goes on to discover that the camera belongs to Moira, a Mozambican artist famous for a series of photos depicting her own dreams. On seeing the images, Daniel realises that Moira is also the mysterious woman whom he has been dreaming about repeatedly. The two meet, and Daniel becomes involved in a unusual dream experiment with a Brazilian neuroscientist, who's working with Moira on a machine to film and photograph people's dreams. Meanwhile, Daniel's ... continue
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From Angola, a country riddled with civil war and it' s aftereffects for the last 30 years, comes a surprising story of hope, passion, and magical realism from a groundbreaking, young African novelist. A young man arrives at the church of a small African village and starts whistling so beautifully that the priest is left in tears. As his weeklong stay continues, the whistler finds himself affected by the colorful inhabitants of the village as they all become bewitched and surrender to the moods of his melodies.