Southern Africa
Angola
Contemporary
Portuguese
Fiction
A Brazilian journalist searching for a missing woman in Angola discovers connections between Angola's civil war, Brazilian slavery, and a mysterious manuscript. Agualusa's most internationally acclaimed work.
Literary Significance
Agualusa is one of the few African authors to have significant readership across Africa, Brazil, and Europe
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editorial-summarynot primary textA Brazilian journalist searching for a missing woman in Angola discovers connections between Angola's civil war, Brazilian slavery, and a mysterious manuscript. Agualusa's most internationally acclaimed work. Agualusa is one of the few African authors to have significant readership across Africa, Brazil, and Europe
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