PENSATIVITIES - SELECTED ESSAYS (PAPERBACK) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days First collection of Mia Couto's essays to appear in EnglishGathers journalism, talks, op-eds, essays, and opinion-pieces from over the course of his careerMia Couto's works have been translated into 20 languages and have sold nearly 2 million copies worldwideWinner of the $50,000 Neustadt Prize for Literature, 2014 (World Literature Today)Winner of the EURO100,000 Camoes Prize for Literature, 2013Contender in the 2014 Tournament of Books (against James McBride)Widely regarded as one of Africa's foremost contemporary novelists, comparable to CoetzeeFirst African author to be awarded the Latin Union Award of Romanic Languages (2007)The Tuner of Silences was recognized as one of the 20 most important books to be published in France in 2011Possible promotion at MLAMature work from an author widely regarded as one of the best prose stylists writing in Portuguese today Features Summary The first collection of essays in English by the winner of the 2013 Camoes Prize and the 2014 Neustadt Prize. Author Mia Couto (Author), David Brookshaw (Translator) Publisher Biblioasis Release date 20150811 Pages 304 ISBN 1-77196-007-8 ISBN 13 978-1-77196-007-6