Memoir books from Angola
Recommended memoir books (2)
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If you are into memoir here are some memoir books from Angola for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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La generación de la utopía by Artur Pestana ES
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Toma de conciencia política, clandestinidad, exilio en Europa, guerra en el desierto, reconstrucción y reencuentros en Angola, el país liberado, son los pasos que marcan el trepidante ritmo de la novela, envolvente y al tiempo precisa, que sitúa la utopía como telón de fondo ante el que los personajes optarán, como en la vida misma, por las más dispares desde el compromiso, la entrega y la lucha, hasta el oportunismo, la traición y el olvido. Pepetela rescata de su memoria las mil caras de la lucha por la independencia de Angola va... continue
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Whites Can Dance Too by Kalaf Epalanga EN
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An exhilarating debut novel told through three different voices, Whites Can Dance Too is Kalaf Epalanga's reflection on and celebration of the music of his homeland, the intertwining of cultural roots, and freedom and love. It took being caught at a border without proper documents for me to realise I'd always been a prisoner of sorts. Kuduro had been my passport to the world, thanks to it I'd travelled to places I'd never dreamed of visiting. But the chickens had come home to roost . . . Hours before performing at one of Europe's most iconic music festivals, Kalaf Epalanga is detained at the b... continue