by Mia Couto · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722120623
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«Jerusalém» is the novel by Mia Couto, published by Editorial Caminho in paperback (294 pages, in Portuguese).
Set in Mozambique, the novel addresses memory, identity and the wounds of civil war through characters seeking meaning in a disenchanted world. Mia Couto's poetic prose interweaves personal and collective history, turning the narrative into a reflection on the country's culture.
The original Portuguese title is «Jesusalém»; the novel belongs to the Outras Margens collection from Editorial Caminho.
For readers of contemporary African literature and literary fiction in Portuguese, particularly those who follow Mia Couto's work.
António Emílio Leite Couto, better known as Mia Couto, is a Mozambican writer. He won the Camões Prize in 2013, the most important literary award in the Portuguese language, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2014.
