Mariano, who has lived in the city from an early age, is summoned back to his village to attend his grandfather's funeral. But, when he arrives, he discovers two things: firstly, that he has been nominated by his grandfather to take over the running of the family affairs, secondly that his grandfath[...]

"The Blind Fisherman" is a compilation of Mia Couto's early short stories - as first presented to the English-speaking world in his two collections: "Voices Made Night" (1990) and "Every Man is a Race" (1994). It was in these collections that Mia Couto first announced himself as a writer of internat[...]

From 2015 Man Booker International finalist, Mia Couto My sister Silencia was the most recent victim of the lions, which have been tormenting our village for some weeks now...When Mariamar Mpepe's sister is killed by lions, her father imprisons her at home. With only the ghost of her sister for comp[...]

Underliga saker inträffar i den lilla staden Tizangara. Det är några år efter krigets slut, och FN-soldater är stationerade på platsen för att övervaka fredsprocessen. Plötsligt börjar en rad explosioner äga rum, och den ene efter den andre av soldaterna med blå baskrar flyger bokstavlig[...]

Mars 1560. Jesuiten Don Gonçalo Silveira har seglat till Moçambique med uppdrag att omvända den svarte kejsare vars välde sträckte sig ända till etiopiernas rike.I vår tid kommer ett afro-amerikanskt par till en byn med biståndspengar i bagaget, men också en dröm om att få återvända til[...]

Kiehtova tarina Mosambikista maagisen realismin hengessä.Tarinan kertoja on kuollut Ermelindo Mucanga, joka on haudattu "väärään paikkaan" plumeriapuun juurelle, siirtomaavallanaikaisen linnoituksen verannan viereen. Linna toimii nyt vanhainkotina, joka on unohtunut viidakon keskelle ja jonka h[...]