Cada homem é uma raça

'A man's story is always badly told. That's because a person never stops being born. Nobody leads one sole life, we are all multiplied into different and ever-changeable men.' So it is with all the stories in this collection, which never make a definitive judgement on the individual life, but only suggest its possibilities. Set in Mozambique, the stories reflect the legacy of Portuguese colonialism and the tragedy of the subsequent civil war. Mia Couto's first collection, Voices Made Night, was described as 'lyrical', 'magical' and 'compassionate' by the reviewers, who were unanimous in identifying a significant new talent from the continent. This volume confirms that judgement. Índice......Page 3 A Rosa Caramela......Page 5 O apocalipse privado do tio Geguê......Page 13 Rosalinda, A Nenhuma......Page 26 O embondeiro que sonhava pássaros......Page 31 A princesa russa......Page 37 O pescador cego......Page 49 O ex-futuro padre e sua pré-viúva......Page 55 Mulher de mim......Page 63 A lenda da noiva e do forasteiro......Page 67 Os mastros do paralém......Page 86