Mozambique flag Short story books from Mozambique

Recommended short story books (4)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into short story here are some short story books from Mozambique for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

1.

Dumba Nengue, Run for Your Life : Peasant Tales of Tragedy in Mozambique by Lina Magaia EN

0 Ratings
Country: Africa / Mozambique flag Mozambique
Description:
A personal account of the horrifying effects of life caused by apartheid South African backed MNR rebels in Mozambique

2.

Every Man is a Race by Mia Couto EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Mozambique flag 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

3.

O fio das missangas : contos by Mia Couto PT

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Africa / Mozambique flag Mozambique
Description:
Estórias breves mas contendo, cada uma delas, as infinitas vidas que se condensam em cada ser humano. Uma vez mais, a linguagem é trabalhada como se fosse delicada filigrana, confirmando o que o autor disse de si mesmo: «conto estórias por via da poesia». São vinte e nove contos unidos como missangas em redor de um fio, que é a escrita encantada de um consagrado fabricador de ilusões.

4.

We Killed Mangy-Dog : & Other Stories by Luís Bernardo Honwana EN

0 Ratings
Country: Africa / Mozambique flag Mozambique
Description:
A collection of stories set in Mozambique.


FIND BOOKS FROM MOZAMBIQUE BY GENRE

Historical fiction Magical realism Romance Short story