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Lília Momplé - Neighbours, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Neighbours

Av Lília Momplé

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Beskrivning
In Lília Momplé thrilling novel, Neighbours, a group of strangers find their futures forever intertwined over the course of just a few short hours.On the eve of Eid al-Fitr, three families quietly prepare for the night's celebrations, preoccupied with their own separate lives. Narguiss cooks food with her daughters, anxiously waiting for her husband to come home. Leia and Januário take joy in the fact they finally have a roof over their heads, especially after the birth of their young daughter. And Mena overhears her husband plotting murder... Told through a series of narrative snapshots, Neighbours is a gripping tale of secret conspiracies and revolt in Mozambique.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2023-12-01
  • Mått: 128 x 196 x 10 mm
  • Vikt: 168 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 168
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781035900763
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Lília Momplé was born in 1935 on the Island of Mozambique.She has a BA in Social Work and was made Secretary General for the Association of Mozambican Authors from 1995 until 2001 and was President from 1997 to 1999. She has also represented Mozambique at a number of international assemblies, including as a member of the UNESCO Executive Board.In 2001, she was awarded the Caine Prize for African Writers for her short story 'Celina's Dance' and won the José Craveirinha Prize for Literature in 2011 with her short story collection, Nobody Killed Suhura.Translated from Portuguese by Richard Bartlett and Isaura De Oliveira.Richard Bartlett is a journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa. His translations of Mozambican short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies. He was the editor of Short Stories from Mozambique (1995).Isaura De Oliveira is based in Lisbon and teaches Portuguese language and literature. She spent six years as the first Portuguese lecturer of the Instituto Camões at Witwatersrand University in South Africa.

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