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Die junge Imani kümmert sich aufopfernd um ihren Geliebten Germano, der sich schwer versehrt auf eine abgelegene Flussinsel gerettet hat. Währenddessen tobt der Krieg zwischen der portugiesischen Krone und dem mosambikanischen Herrscher Ngungunyane immer erbarmungsloser: Die schwer bewaffneten, aber entmutigten Portugiesen, die weder die Sprache noch das Land verstehen, auf der einen Seite und das riesige Heer des Ngungunyane, der selbst einen...

A powerful evocation of love, loyalty and war in 19th-century Africa

New and selected fiction, over half in English for the first time, from the winner of the 2014 Neustadt Prize.

The second novel in the exhilarating Sands of the Emperor trilogy, following the Man Booker International Prize finalist Woman of the AshesMozambique, 1895. After an attack on his quarters, the defeated Portuguese sergeant Germano de Melo needs to be taken to the hospital. The only one within reach is along the river Inhambane, so his lover Imani undertakes an arduous rescue mission, accompanied by her father and brother. Meanwhile, war rages ...

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Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2017A finalist for the 2015 Man Booker International PrizeMy sister Silencia was the most recent victim of the lions, which have been tormenting our village for some weeks now...When Mariamar Mpepe's sister is killed by lions, her father imprisons her at home.

Das Mädchen Imani muss den portugiesischen Offizier Germano unterstützen, weil sie die Sprache und die Sitten der Europäer kennt. Der Offizier soll in Mosambik den Vormarsch des großen Herrschers Ngungunyane gegen die Kolonialherren aufhalten. Schon bald wird Imani für ihn unentbehrlich, und zwischen den beiden entwickelt sich eine vorsichtige Nähe. Imanis Dorf aber steht zwischen den Fronten: Ihre Brüder kämpfen auf unterschiedlichen Seiten, ...

The first in a trilogy about the last emperor of southern Mozambique by one of Africa's most important writers.

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In turn of the nineteenth century Mozambique, Imani's cultural identity and family life are torn apart by the shifts in the region, with the story of these events interwoven with history and folklore. Couto was a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize.

Seguendo il filo della lucida narrativa di Mia Couto, ritroviamo qui i temi della raccolta "II dono del viandante": una ricerca tesa che indaga la profondità della dimensione umana, delle sue debolezze e fragilità, una ricerca che scandaglia un mondo fatto di persone, di sofferenze e di difficoltà. Ma i racconti sono anche una protesta contro la solitudine e l'isolamento. Ne nascono i racconti brevi che hanno caratterizzato anche la precedente...

A finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, this novel is the first in a trilogy about the last emperor of southern Mozambique by one of Africa's most important writers.

A finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, this novel is the first in a trilogy about the last emperor of southern Mozambique by one of Africa's most important writers.

A new translation of brilliant stories by Man Booker-finalist and author of Confession of the Lioness.

In Moçambique stoßen verschiedene Welten aufeinander: die politische Vergangenheit des ehemaligen Koloniallandes und postkommunistischen Staates, die Konflikte der Gegenwart und zeitlose, mythische und magische Geschichten. In einem Altersheim in der Provinz, wo ein Todesfall aufgeklärt werden soll, versucht Inspektor Izidine Naíta Klarheit in dem Gespinst der geheimnisvollen Aussagen der Bewohner zu gewinnen. Im Schatten des Frangipanibaums a...

The first in a trilogy about the last emperor of southern Mozambique by one of Africa's most important writersSouthern 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 slow...

Un libro scarno e fulminante che nulla nasconde e tutto nomina, rivelando, le storie brevi, fluviali e compresse, esplorano e narrano così le migliaia di vite che compongono la vita di ogni essere umano, il miracolo del concepimento, la seduzione, l'invecchiamento, l'amore il dominio e il possesso, la delusione, il tradimento, ancora più atroce se non ha un volto: "Non c'era davvero un'altra donna? Proprio no. L'unico intruso era il tempo, che...

Als de zus van Mariamar Mpepe gedood wordt door leeuwen, sluit haar vader de jonge vrouw op in zijn huis. Met alleen de geest van haar zus als gezelschap droomt ze ervan te ontsnappen aan haar geboortedorp Kulumani, en verlangt ze naar het weerzien met de man die haar jaren geleden in de steek liet. Arcanjo Baleiro moet de inwoners van Kulumani beschermen tegen de bloeddorstige leeuwen, maar geleidelijk groeit het vermoeden van de ingehuurde ...

Moçambique, década de 1990. Numa terra devastada pela guerra, um menino sem memória é encontrado por um velho errante. Muidinga e Tuahir, ambos marcados por conflitos que não entendem, desprovidos de passado e de esperança. Unidos, fazem de um machimbombo incendiado a sua casa, e de um diário, encontrado junto de um cadáver, a sua demanda. Nas linhas do caderno, Muidinga acredita ter um mapa que o levará de volta à sua mãe. Nessa busca, o insó...

[...] Os nossos jovens colegas trabalhavam no mato, dormindo em tendas de campanha e circulando a pé entre as aldeias. Eles constituíam um alvo fácil para os felinos. Era urgente enviar caçadores que os protegessem. Os caçadores passaram por dois meses de frustração e terror, acudindo a diários pedidos de socorro até conseguirem matar os leões assassinos. Mas não foram apenas essas dificuldades que enfrentaram. De forma permanente lhes era sug...