Author

Publication

1994 - Heinemann, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

29,500 words, Guess

Page Count

118 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL848160M
  • ISBN-100435909827
  • OCLC Control Number30817195
  • Library of Congress Control Number95127484
  • LibraryThing452191
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  • Goodreads497856

Classifications

  • LCCPQ9939.C68 A23 1994

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 identifying a significant new talent from the continent. This volume confirms that judgement.

Subjects

Topics

Mozambique -- Fiction.Couto, Mia, 1955- -- Translations into English.

Series Statement

  • African writers series

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