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My Father's Wives

By Jose-Eduardo Agualusa

My Father's Wives Contemporary literature

My Father's Wives

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Longlisted for the 2009 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. When the celebrated Angolan musician Faustino Manso dies, his youngest daughter Laurentina journeys to Angola to trace the story of the father she never knew. Setting out to find the 7 wives and 18 children he left scattered across southern Africa, the fictional account of Laurentina's journey runs parallel with the author's chronicle of the novel's genesis. As the characters and their creator travel the southern African coast-from Angola through Namibia and South Africa to Mozambique-they meet extraordinary people and, along the way, discover Faustino's secrets. Long-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, this beguiling story heralds the rebirth of Africa, a continent beset by adversity but blessed with musical riches, the ever-renewed strength of its women, and the secret powers of ancient gods.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
364
Release Date:
2010-05-01
Publication Date:
2009-05-31
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1906413142
ISBN13:
9781906413149
Weight:
396 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
201 cm
Thickness:
34 cm
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