by Pepetela · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420654515
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«Parábola de la vieja tortuga» is the novel by Angolan writer Pepetela, published by Alianza in paperback (200 pages, in Spanish).
The plot follows Ulume and Munakazi, names meaning ‘man’ and ‘woman’, in an African village where tradition clashes with modern times and a civil war confuses militiamen from the same family. The novel is an allegory of the human journey, with loves, heartbreaks and struggles, bathed in the atmosphere and imagery of Angola.
Original title: «Parábola do Cágado Velho»; translation by Basilio Losada. The author, Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (Angola, 1941), received the Camões Prize.
For readers of African fiction and those interested in contemporary Angola; an allegory about tradition, war and humanity.
Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos is an Angolan writer of fiction. He writes under the name Pepetela.
