Yaka: Translated From the Portuguese By Marga Holness.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pepetela

Series:

African writers series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Angolan fiction (Portuguese).

Language and languages in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Heinemann, 1996.

Summary:

The white community in Benguela in 1890 was an explosive mixture of ex-convicts, political exiles, republicans, anarchists and colonial officials. Most were united only in their fear of uprisings and a desire to get rich quick. Through the saga of the Semedo family, Yaka gives a panoramic view of events that shaped Angola over the following century. From the nineteenth century penal colony, through slavery, African uprisings and land expropriation, Yaka charts the formation of a nation. The enigmatic Yaka statue owned by the Semedo family provides an unexpected commentary

Notes:

Preliminaries omitted.

Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.