The Utopian Generation

Autor: Pepetela
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ISBN: 978-1-77196-579-8
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A seminal novel of African decolonization available for the first time in English translation. Lisbon 1961. Aware that the secret police are watching them, four young Angolans discuss their plans for a utopian homeland free from Portuguese rule. When war breaks out, they flee to France and must decide whether they will return home to join the fight. Two remain in exile and two return to Angola to become guerilla fighters, barely escaping capture over the course of the brutal fourteen-year war. Reunited in the capital of Luanda, the old friends face independence with their confidence shaken and struggle to build a new society free of the corruption and violence of colonial rule. Pepetela, a former revolutionary guerilla fighter and Angolan government minister, is the author of more than twenty novels that have won prizes in Africa, Europe, and South America. The Utopian Generation is widely considered in the Portuguese-speaking world an essential novel of African decolonization-and is now available in English translation for the first time.

A seminal novel of African decolonization available for the first time in English translation. Lisbon 1961. Aware that the secret police are watching them, four young Angolans discuss their plans for a utopian homeland free from Portuguese rule. When war breaks out, they flee to France and must decide whether they will return home to join the fight. Two remain in exile and two return to Angola to become guerilla fighters, barely escaping capture over the course of the brutal fourteen-year war. Reunited in the capital of Luanda, the old friends face independence with their confidence shaken and struggle to build a new society free of the corruption and violence of colonial rule. Pepetela, a former revolutionary guerilla fighter and Angolan government minister, is the author of more than twenty novels that have won prizes in Africa, Europe, and South America. The Utopian Generation is widely considered in the Portuguese-speaking world an essential novel of African decolonization-and is now available in English translation for the first time.

Autor Pepetela
Verlag Ingram Publishers Services
Einband Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
Seitenangabe 456 S.
Ausgabekennzeichen Englisch
Masse H21.0 cm x B13.4 cm x D3.4 cm 458 g
Coverlag Biblioasis (Imprint/Brand)
Reihe Biblioasis International Translation Series

Über den Autor Pepetela

Pepetela, geboren 1941 in Benguela, Angola, studierte in Portugal, bevor er aus politischen Gründen ins Exil nach Algerien ging. 1969 schloss er sich der Guerilla zur Befreiung Angolas an und fing an zu schreiben. Nach der Unabhängigkeit war er einige Jahre Vizeminister für Bildung, seit 1982 ist er Professor für Soziologie an der Universität in Luanda, wo er auch lebt. Er gehört zu den wichtigsten Autoren Angolas und erhielt die höchsten Auszeichnungen für sein Werk, u. a. 1997 den Prémio Camões.Barbara Mesquita, geboren in Bremen, ist Spezialistin für die lusofonen Länder Afrikas. Sie hat u. a. Patrícia Melo, Juan Manuel de Prada und Luis Fernando Veríssimo übersetzt. Barbara Mesquita lebt in Hamburg und manchmal in Lissabon.

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