Mayombe View By Pepetela
| Title | : | Mayombe |
| Author | : | Pepetela |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 215 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0435905953 |
Pepetela s novel is a fascinating study of the tensions produced by racism, tribalism, and sexual morals.
about Author
Artur Carlos Maur cio Pestana dos Santos is a major Angolan writer of fiction He writes under the name Pepetela.A white Angolan, Pepetela fought as a member of the MPLA in the long guerrilla war for Angola s independence Much of his writing deals with Angola s political history in the 20th century Mayombe, for example, is a novel that portrays the lives of a group of MPLA guerrillas who are inv Artur Carlos Maur cio Pestana dos Santos is a major Angolan writer of fiction He writes under the name Pepetela.A white Angolan, Pepetela fought as a member of the MPLA in the long guerrilla war for Angola s independence Much of his writing deals with Angola s political history in the 20th century Mayombe, for example, is a novel that portrays the lives of a group of MPLA guerrillas who are involved in the anti colonial struggle, Yaka follows the lives of members of a white settler family in the coastal town of Benguela, and A Gera o da Utopia reveals the disillusionment of young Angolans during the post independence period Pepetela has also written about Angola s earlier history in A Gloriosa Fam lia and Lueji, and has expanded into satire with his series of Jaime Bunda novels His most recent works include Predadores, a scathing critique of Angola s ruling classes, O Quase Fim do Mundo, a post apocalyptic allegory, and O Planalto e a Estepe, a look at Angola s history and connections with other former communist nations Pepetela won the Cam es Prize, the world s highest honour for Lusophone literature, in 1997 Pepetela is a Kimbundu word that means eyelash, as does pestana in Portuguese The author received this nickname during his time fighting with the MPLA 
O Planalto e a Estepe
Predadores
A Geração da Utopia
A Montanha da Água Lilás
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Pepetela s novel is a fascinating study of the tensions produced by racism, tribalism, and sexual morals.
Mayombe215 pagesPepetela
215 pagesPepetela
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