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Bezig met laden... Confession of the Lioness: A Novel (origineel 2012; editie 2015)door Mia Couto (Auteur), David Brookshaw (Vertaler)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This reads a bit like mythology, but told from from two points of view: a man and a woman. He is a hunter hired to kill the lions that are terrorizing a village in Mozambique; she is a village girl who is a potential victim of the lions, but much more a victim of a society that marginalizes women. A haunting allegory. Library book. 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 was received for this review. (The book was published on July 2015; review written 02/08/2015) “Careful, my granddaughter. Writing is a dangerous form of vanity. It fills the others with fear…” (Page 88) (In the original Portuguese: “Cuidado, minha neta. Escrever é perigosa vaidade. Dá medo aos outros…”) “The emptier one’s life, the more it is peopled by those who’ve already gone: the exiled, the insane, and the dead.” (Page 46) (In the original Portuguese: “Quanto mais vazia a vida, mais ela é habitada por aqueles que já foram: os exilados, os loucos, os falecidos”. For those of you who don’t know, Mia Couto is one of the most prominent writers in Portuguese-speaking Africa. Mia Couto was born in Beira, Mozambique. He was a finalist for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize. He’s also won the Camões Prize (the most prestigious Portuguese-language award), the 2014 recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature (the so-called “American” Nobel). Incidentally the 2015 Man Booker Prize winner was László Krasznahorkai. Back in the day I extensively read in Portuguese. Now not so much. Why? The Portuguese Spelling Reform is the culprit, but that’s for another time and place. When I got the chance to read the latest translation into English of one the most important writers writing in Portuguese I didn’t hesitate. The rest of this review can be found elsewhere. SUMÁRIO: [007] - Explicação inicial; [001] - I. Introdução. (.) [011] - Versão de Mariamar (1) - A notícia; [027] - Diário do caçador (1) - O anúncio; [041] - Versão de Mariamar (2) - O regresso do sio; [061] - Diário do caçador (2) - A viagem; [079] - Versão do Mariamar (3) - Uma ilegível memória; [095] - Diário do caçador (3) - Uma longa e inacabada carta; [117] - Versão de Mariamar (4) - A estrada cega; [137] - Diário de Caçador (4) - Rituais e emboscadas; [155] - Versão de Mariamar (5) - Uns olhos de mel; [165] - Diário do caçador (5) - O osso vido da hiena morta; [181] - Versão de Mariamar (6) - Um rio sem mar; [193] - Diário do caçador (6) - O reencontro; [209] - Versão de Mariamar (7) - A emboscada; [223] - Diário do caçador (7) - O demónio santo; [231] - Versão de Mariamar (8) - Sangue de fera, lágrima de mulher; [243] - Diário do caçador (8) - Flores para os vivos. (.) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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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. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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What is the cause of the lion attacks? As the story unfolds, we see that the lions aren't the only things devouring the village; war and injustice and abuse are also crushing people's spirits:
"It was war that explained the tragedy of Kulumani. Those lions weren't emerging from the bush. They were born out of the last armed conflict. The same upheaval of all wars was now being repeated: People had become animals and animals had become people."
This is a little book, but there's a lot to think about here. I will definitely read more by Couto. ( )