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Under the Frangipani

Under the Frangipani - Paperback

by Mia Couto
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mia Couto, David Brookshaw (Translator)Publish date:2008-09-01Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Serpent's TailISBN-13:9781846686764ISBN-10:1846686768UPC:9781846686764Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LiterarySize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCDM81ZWNG

"An original and fresh tale, quite unlike anything else I have read from Africa. I enjoyed it very much."--Doris Lessing

"A peculiarily African sensibility . . . a writer of fluid, fragmentary narratives. . . . Remarkable."--New Statesman

A police inspector is investigating a strange murder--a case in which all the suspects are eager to claim responsibility for the act.

Set in a former Portuguese slave fort, Under the Frangipani combines fable and allegory, dreams and myths with an earthy humor. Part thriller, part an exploration of language itself, Mia Couto's novel surprises and delights.

Mia Couto works as an agronomist in Maputo, Mozambique.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Serpent's TailISBN-13:9781846686764ISBN-10:1846686768UPC:9781846686764Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LiterarySize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCDM81ZWNG
Mia Couto was born in 1955 in Mozambique and is the most prominent writer in Portuguese-speaking Africa. He has been active as a journalist and during the revolutionary struggle headed the AIM news agency. He now lives in Maputo where he works as an environmental biologist and runs the Mozambique part of the Kruger National Park.
Publisher: Serpent's Tail

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Mia Couto, David Brookshaw (Translator)

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Mia Couto

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