Pepetela

Novel set during Angola's war of independence, following MPLA guerrilla fighters in the Mayombe forest, exploring tribalism, racism, and revolutionary ideals.

A multigenerational saga spanning from pre-colonial Angola through independence, following a family haunted by Kianda, the water spirit of Luanda's lagoon, as the lagoon is drained to build a market, an allegory for what was sacrificed in the name of progress.