by Pepetela. · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722013499
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«Parábola do cágado velho» is the novel by Angolan writer Pepetela, published in 1996 by Publicações Dom Quixote (183 pages, in Portuguese).
The novel tells the story of an old cágado, a turtle that observes over time the changes in its surroundings and in Angola. From that perspective, Pepetela builds an allegory of Angolan history and society, with social and political criticism focused on corruption, power, national identity and postcolonial challenges.
First edition published in Lisbon in 1996, within the collection Autores de Língua Portuguesa. The author, Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos, signs as Pepetela.
For readers of African literature and allegorical narratives with historical and political background.
Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos is an Angolan writer of fiction. He writes under the name Pepetela.
