Books from Mozambique
16 popular mozambican 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 Mozambique.
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The Word Tree by Teolinda Gersão EN
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
Gita loves Mozambique, while her mother - who came from Portugal in search of a better life - longs to be part of the wealthy Portuguese elite. Teolinda Gersao paints an evocative picture of childhood in Africa and the stark constrast between lush, ebullient Mozambique and the bleak and poor outlook of Salazar in Portugal."
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Um rio chamado tempo, uma casa chamada terra : romance by Mia Couto PT
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
The young man Mariano is returning to his homeland, the island of Luar-do-Chão, for his grandfather's funeral. After years away, he finds himself a stranger in his own home and among his own race. Slowly, he comes to find that he has not returned to the island just for the funeral, but also for his own rebirth, and that of his family. As he tries to retrace his family history, Mariano receives a series of anonymous letters that lead him to investigate the death of his grandfather, and a crime that involves the whole island. He realizes that every inhabitant of the island has something to revea... continue
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Un río llamado tiempo, una casa llamada tierra by Mia Couto ES
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
Mia Couto (1955) es uno de los escritores destacados de Mozambique. 'Un río llamado tiempo, una casa llamada tierra' (2002) es su ultima novela publicada en castellano (Universidad de San Martín, Buenos Aires, 2016). Descendiente de portugueses (o sea, blanco), es capaz de trasladar la lógica y la musicalidad del lenguaje local. La novela gira en torno a la muerte latente del abuelo Mariano, las relaciones entre sus parientes, y los secretos del pasado. La historia tiene elementos de lo que podría llamarse realismo mágico; y si el lector es capaz de... continue
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Venenos de Deus , Remédios do Diabo by Mia Couto PT
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
O jovem médico português Sidónio Rosa, perdido de amores pela mulata moçambicana Deolinda, que conheceu em Lisboa num congresso médico, deslocou-se como cooperante para Moçambique em busca da sua amada. Em Vila Cacimba, onde encontra os pais dela, espera pacientemente que ela regresse do estágio que está a frequentar algures. Mas regressará ela algum dia? Entretanto vão-se-lhe revelando, por entre a névoa que a cobre, os segredos e mistérios, as histórias não contadas de Vila Cacimba - a família dos Sozinhos, Munda e Bartolomeu, o velho marinheiro, o administrador, Suacelência e sua Esposinha,... continue
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We Killed Mangy-Dog : & Other Stories by Luís Bernardo Honwana EN
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
A collection of stories set in Mozambique.
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Woman of the Ashes : A Novel by Mia Couto EN
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
The first in a trilogy about the last emperor of southern Mozambique by one of Africa’s most important writers Southern Mozambique, 1894. Sergeant Germano de Melo is posted to the village of Nkokolani to oversee the Portuguese conquest of territory claimed by Ngungunyane, the last of the leaders of the state of Gaza, the second-largest empire led by an African. Ngungunyane has raised an army to resist colonial rule and with his warriors is slowly approaching the border village. Desperate for help, Germano enlists Imani, a fifteen-year-old girl, to act as his interpreter. She belongs to the VaC... continue