Bibliograph

Confession of the lioness, Mia Couto ; translated from the Portuguese by David Brookshaw

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Label

Confession of the lioness, Mia Couto ; translated from the Portuguese by David Brookshaw

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Confession of the lioness

Oclc number

893668920

Responsibility statement

Mia Couto ; translated from the Portuguese by David Brookshaw

Summary

A dark, poetic mystery about the women of the remote village of Kulumani and the lionesses that hunt them. Told through two haunting, interwoven diaries, Mia Couto's "Confession of the Lioness" reveals the mysterious world of Kulumani, an isolated village in Mozambique whose traditions and beliefs are threatened when ghostlike lionesses begin hunting the women who live there. A riveting mystery and a poignant examination of women's oppression, this darkly poetic novel combines reality, superstition, and magical realism to startling effect

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