As he travels across three continents, Portuguese adventurer Fradique Mendez bears witness to the end of the Portuguese slave trade, and meets and falls in love with Anna Olimpia, a former slave girl.
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José Eduardo Agualusa is the author of Market of the Damned and Rainy Season.
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A wonderful read,
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Wonderful read (something you would take to the beach with you especially for those hot summer holidays in a tropical climate) Set in Angola, Brazil and Portugal during the close of the Portuguese slave trade the book takes the form of corrispondance letters first of all from a middle class Portuguese liberal who arrives in Angola and falls in love with a local African woman and finaly from the lady herself.
Its a lovely read, wonderfully describing Angola during the 19th century the sights, the sounds the mixed culture both African and European. The author is also wise not to make things out too idealistic concerning the conditions of both native freedmen and slaves while being keen to describe how the Angolan capital had become a racial melting pot. It would be unfair to give away too much of the story as this is a short book (about 150 pages) and you will probably have it finnished in a day but it is without doubt worth reading.
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It's just beautiful. The novel reads like a set of fascinating short stories. Each chapter is lovlier than the last.
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Yesterday evening I disembarked at Luanda, carried on shore by two sailors from Cabinda. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Gabriela Santamarinha, Rio de Janeiro, Fradique Mendes, Sao Salvador, Victorino Vaz de Caminha, Novo Redondo, Ana Olimpia, Joana Benvindo, Madame de Jouarre Luanda, Jodo Bacalhau, Madame Kirkowitz, Professor Jupin, Sao Francisco, Count of Cagliostro, Irene Vandunem, Pompeu de Carpo New!
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Yesterday evening I disembarked at Luanda, carried on shore by two sailors from Cabinda. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Gabriela Santamarinha, Rio de Janeiro, Fradique Mendes, Sao Salvador, Victorino Vaz de Caminha, Novo Redondo, Ana Olimpia, Joana Benvindo, Madame de Jouarre Luanda, Jodo Bacalhau, Madame Kirkowitz, Professor Jupin, Sao Francisco, Count of Cagliostro, Irene Vandunem, Pompeu de Carpo New!
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- The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon by Richard Zimler in Front Matter
- God and the State by Michael Bakunin on page 132
- Across Africa by Verney, Lovett Cameron on page 122
- The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin in Front Matter
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