Books set in Angola (37)
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Quantas madrugadas tem a noite by Ondjaki PT
AngolaDescription:
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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RETORNO, O by DULCE MARIA CARDOSO PT
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Em 1975, um ano após a Revolução dos Cravos, Portugal perde as suas colônias. Em poucos meses, o país recebe mais de meio milhão de retornados, que de uma hora para a outra precisam abandonar suas casas. É nesse contexto que o leitor poderá conhecer a história do narrador- Rui, um adolescente nascido em Luanda.
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Saudade by Suneeta Peres Da Costa EN
AustraliaDescription:
A Goan immigrant family caught between their complicity in Portuguese rule and their own outsider status in Angola pre-independence.
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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 Return by Dulce Maria Cardoso EN
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Everyone has gone away... We too should no longer be here. Luanda, 1975. The Angolan War of Independence has been raging for at least a decade, but with the collapse of the Salazar dictatorship, defeat for the Portuguese is now in sight. Thousands of settlers are fleeing back to Portugal to escape the brutality of the Angolan rebels. Rui is fifteen years old. He has lived in Luanda all his life and has never even visited the far-away homeland - although he has heard many stories. But now his family are finally accepting that they too must return, and Rui is filled with a mixture of excitement ... 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