{"product_id":"woman-of-the-ashes-paperback","title":"Woman of the Ashes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMia Couto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Brookshaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in a trilogy about the last emperor of southern Mozambique by one of Africa's most important writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSouthern Mozambique, 1894. Sergeant Germano de Melo is posted to the village of Nkokolani to oversee the Portuguese conquest of territory claimed by Ngungunyane, the last of the leaders of the state of Gaza, the second-largest empire led by an African. Ngungunyane has raised an army to resist colonial rule and with his warriors is slowly approaching the border village. Desperate for help, Germano enlists Imani, a fifteen-year-old girl, to act as his interpreter. She belongs to the VaChopi tribe, one of the few who dared side with the Portuguese. But while one of her brothers fights for the Crown of Portugal, the other has chosen the African emperor. Standing astride two kingdoms, Imani is drawn to Germano, just as he is drawn to her. But she knows that in a country haunted by violence, the only way out for a woman is to go unnoticed, as if made of shadows or ashes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternating between the voices of Imani and Germano, Mia Couto's \u003ci\u003eWoman of the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e combines vivid folkloric prose with extensive historical research to give a spellbinding and unsettling account of war-torn Mozambique at the end of the nineteenth century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMia Couto\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Beira, Mozambique, in 1955, is one of the most prominent writers in Portuguese-speaking Africa. After studying medicine and biology in Maputo, he worked as a journalist and headed several Mozambican national newspapers and magazines. The author of \u003ci\u003eConfession of the Lioness, The Tuner of Silences, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSleepwalking Land, \u003c\/i\u003e among other books, Couto has been awarded the Camões Prize for Literature and the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature, among other awards. He was also shortlisted for the 2017 International DUBLIN Literary Award and was a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize in 2015. He lives in Maputo, where he works as a biologist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Brookshaw\u003c\/b\u003e is an emeritus professor at the School of Modern Languages at the University of Bristol. He has translated several other books by Couto, including \u003ci\u003eConfession of the Lioness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tuner of Silences\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA River Called Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSleepwalking Land\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760999858464,"sku":"9781250309297","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/91fca41009a77cee0b6d666a22d55ec7.webp?v=1780196713","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/woman-of-the-ashes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}