by Mia Couto · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722125673
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«A confissão da leoa» is the magical realism novel by Mia Couto, published by Editorial Caminho in paperback (272 pages, in Portuguese).
In northern Mozambique, a village suffers deadly lion attacks. A hunter arrives in the area and becomes caught up in legends and myths. Mariamar, a resident in conflict with her community, has her own theory about the beasts. The novel alternates their voices and shows how war and superstition dehumanize.
It was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 2017. Originally published in 2012, it belongs to Mozambican literature.
For readers of African literary fiction interested in characters shaped by tradition and community conflict.
António Emílio Leite Couto, better known as Mia Couto, is a Mozambican writer. He won the Camões Prize in 2013, the most important literary award in the Portuguese language, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2014.
