Books from Mozambique
28 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.
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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A gorda : romance by Isabela Figueiredo PT
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
Maria Luísa, a heroína deste romance, é uma bela rapariga, inteligente, boa aluna, voluntariosa e com uma forte personalidade. E é gorda. E isto, esta característica física, incomoda-a de tal modo que coloca tudo o resto em causa. Na adolescência, sofre e aguenta, em silêncio, as piadas e os insultos dos colegas. Fica esquecida, ao lado da mais feia das suas colegas, no baile dos finalistas do colégio. Mas não desiste, não se verga, e vai em frente, gorda, à procura de uma vida que valha a pena viver.
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As pequenas doenças da eternidade : Contos by Mia Couto PT
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
Nesta seleta de contos, uma edição especial para leitores brasileiros, Mia Couto traz histórias que tratam de grandes males que assombram a sociedade, dos tempos mais remotos aos dias atuais. A perspectiva da finitude, o medo do abandono, indiferença, traições, guerras e pandemias — são estes alguns dos temas que perpassam os textos aqui reunidos. "Peço a Deus que me dê a felicidade das pequenas doenças", assim começa o conto que dá título a esta coletânea de textos de Mia Couto. Nele, uma mãe e seu filho rezam para evitar graves enfermidades e tentam, sem sucesso, postergar o próprio fim. A s... continue
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Confession of the Lioness by Mia Couto EN
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
A dark, poetic mystery about the women of the remote village of Kulumani and the lionesses that hunt them Told through two haunting, interwoven diaries, Mia Couto's Confession of the Lioness reveals the mysterious world of Kulumani, an isolated village in Mozambique whose traditions and beliefs are threatened when ghostlike lionesses begin hunting the women who live there. Mariamar, a woman whose sister was killed in a lioness attack, finds her life thrown into chaos when the outsider Archangel Bullseye, the marksman hired to kill the lionesses, arrives at the request of the village elders. Ma... continue
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Dumba Nengue, Run for Your Life : Peasant Tales of Tragedy in Mozambique by Lina Magaia EN
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
A personal account of the horrifying effects of life caused by apartheid South African backed MNR rebels in Mozambique
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Every Man is a Race by Mia Couto EN
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
'A man's story is always badly told. That's because a person never stops being born. Nobody leads one sole life, we are all multiplied into different and ever-changeable men.' So it is with all the stories in this collection, which never make a definitive judgement on the individual life, but only suggest its possibilities. Set in Mozambique, the stories reflect the legacy of Portuguese colonialism and the tragedy of the subsequent civil war. Mia Couto's first collection, Voices Made Night, was described as 'lyrical', 'magical' and 'compassionate' by the reviewers, who were unanimous in identi... continue
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La lluvia indecisa by Mia Couto ES
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
La lluvia no se decide a caer. Como un velo, queda suspendida en el aire, por encima de la tierra a la que ya no moja. ¿Por qué? ¿Una maldición? ¿El humo de la fábrica? ¿Una interpelación de los antepasados? Mientras se intenta encontrar causas o culpables, se develarán otras verdades. En este descubrir, el protagonista pasará de la inocencia a un estado de conciencia que bien podría ser el comienzo de la madurez.
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La terraza del frangipani by Mia Couto ES
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
Hay crímenes que desafían la lógica. Su rango de singularidad abre la puerta a una historia mayor. A un caso de esta naturaleza se enfrenta el inspector Izidine Naíta. Es un policía de ciudad y debe investigar el asesinato del director de un asilo, albergado en un edificio que fue una legendaria fortaleza, ubicada lejos de la modernidad urbana. El país es Mozambique; el año, 1976. Poco tiempo atrás hubo una revolución, entre otras misiones, que aspira a dejar atrás la cultura ancestral, los mitos y las leyendas. La primera sorpresa surge en los interrogatorios: cada uno de los sospechosos se d... continue
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Lunatyczna kraina by Mia Couto PL
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
Zaczyna się jak u Becketta: pustą drogą wędrują stary mężczyzna i chłopiec, który nie pamięta, kim jest. W poszukiwaniu schronienia docierają do wraku autobusu, gdzie przy jednym z martwych ciał znajdują plik zapisanych zeszytów. Czytając co wieczór mężczyźnie jeden z nich, chłopiec odkrywa, że historia autora, Kindzu, w zagadkowy sposób splata się z jego własnym życiem. Dalej jest jak u Márqueza: sen przenika się z jawą, przodkowie upominają się o swoje, a wszystkim rządzą przepowiednie i czary. Dzienniki Kindzu opisują jego zmagania z duchem ojca, zdobytą i... continue