Confession of the Lioness
A dark, poetic mystery about the women of the remote village of Kulumani and the lionesses that hunt themTold 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...
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A dark, poetic mystery about the women of the remote village of Kulumani and the lionesses that hunt themTold 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.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780374710958 (0374710953)
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Many of the books I read illustrate just how connected we are to each other. One character’s actions will affect another character’s life, who will in turn change a third character’s life. But every now and then, I’ll read a book about people and places that are so isolated from the rest of the worl...
Published July 14, 2015 (English edition) Published 2012 (Portuguese Edition) Translation by David Brookshaw. Disclaimer: I received an advance reader's copy of this book directly from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own, and no monetary compensation...
9 years ago
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