Under the Frangipani - Softcover

Couto, Mia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852427299 ISBN 13: 9781852427290

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2001

Synopsis

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 fort which stored slaves and ivory, Under the Frangipani combines fable and allegory, dreams and myths with an earthy humour. The dead meet the living, language is invented, reality is constantly changing. Part thriller, part exploration of language, Mia Couto surprises and delights, and shows why he is one of the most important African writers of today.

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Review:

Couto?s tale unfolds on two levels: first, as a mystery story, for the fantastic confessions generate a ?whodunnit? suspense; more demandingly as a thematic puzzle? TLS ?To read Mia Couto is to encounter a peculiarily African sensibility, a writer of fluid, fragmentary narratives...a remarkable novel? New Statesman ?This is an original and fresh tale quite unlike anything else I have read from Africa. I enjoyed it very much? Doris Lessing

Synopsis:

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 fort which stored slaves and ivory, Under the Frangipani combines fable and allegory, dreams and myths with an earthy humour. The dead meet the living, language is invented, reality is constantly changing. In a story which is partly a thriller, partly an exploration of language itself. Mia Couto surprises and delights, and shows just why he is one of the most important African writers of today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1852427299
• ISBN 13: 9781852427290
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160