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Confession of the Lioness - Mia Couto
Confession of the Lioness
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From 2015 Man Booker International finalist, Mia Couto My sister Silencia was the most recent victim of the lions, which have been tormenting our village for some weeks now...When Mariamar Mpepe's sister is killed by lions, her father imprisons her at home. With only the ghost of her sister for... show more
From 2015 Man Booker International finalist, Mia Couto My sister Silencia was the most recent victim of the lions, which have been tormenting our village for some weeks now...When Mariamar Mpepe's sister is killed by lions, her father imprisons her at home. With only the ghost of her sister for company, she dreams of escape, and of the hunter who abandoned her years before. I'm the last of the hunters. And this is my last hunt. Archangel Bullseye, born into a long line of marksmen, is summoned back to Kulumani. But as he tracks the lions in the surrounding wilderness, his suspicions grow - that the darkest threats lie not outside the village, but at its very heart. What was happening was what always happened: The lions were coming back...Set in a forgotten corner of East Africa haunted by superstition, tradition and the shades of civil war, this is a struggle that blurs the savagery of nature, and the savagery of man.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781846558030 (1846558034)
ASIN: 1846558034
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
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3.0 Confession of the Lioness, by Mia Couto
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...
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4.5 Writing Is a Dangerous Form of Vanity: "Confession of the Lioness" by Mia Couto
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...
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