by Mia Couto · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429763157
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«Un riu que es diu temps, una casa que es diu terra» is a magical realism novel by Mia Couto, published by Edicions 62 in paperback, in Catalan.
Mariano returns to Luar-do-Chão, a rural town in Mozambique, for his grandfather's funeral. While waiting, he receives strange visits from the other world that reveal a spiritual universe tied to his roots and family secrets. With irony and poetry, Mia Couto portrays the conflict between an ambitious elite and the rural majority of Mozambique.
Translation by Nuria Prats Espar. Belongs to the MOLU s.XX - Les Millors Obres collection and was originally published in Portuguese as «Um Rio Chamado Tempo, uma Casa Chamada Terra».
A work for readers of contemporary fiction and magical realism, with special interest in African literature and Mozambican society.
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.
