New Directions is proud to introduce the masterwork of Cape Verde's greatest living writer, Germano Almeida: an ironic and original tragic-comed...
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Nov 13, 2011
Meaghan
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Though this book is quite short, only about 150 pages, it left me with a lot to think about. It tells the life story of one Napumoceno da Silva Araujo, a respected and rich Cape Verdean businessman who died at a very old age and left a shocking will that was over 300 pages long and bequeathed everything to the bastard daughter no one knew he had.
The story, particularly in the beginning describing the funeral, is extremely funny in its way. It is also notable for showing how various peo More...
The story, particularly in the beginning describing the funeral, is extremely funny in its way. It is also notable for showing how various peo More...
May 07, 2009
Harry
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The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo (translated from the Portuguese by Sheila Faria Glaser) is my book from Cape Verde for the Read The World challenge. For those who don’t know, Cape Verde is an island nation, an archipelago off the coast of Africa at about the point where the continent projects furthest into the Atlantic. It was uninhabited until the Portuguese started using it as a trading port, I learn from Wikipedia, and the population is largely of mixed European and Afri
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Apr 13, 2011
Bookguide
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Bookray: www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7416296. Received 16th February 2011.
I found this a sad story of a man who basically wasted all the chances in his life to find himself happiness by not acting on his feelings, or acting too late. He could have married Dona Chica and had a happy family life, but was too worried about his reputation. He did chase the lady from Dakar, but she left him with quite another legacy, which he also delayed dealing with. He missed his moment with Dona Joia, More...
I found this a sad story of a man who basically wasted all the chances in his life to find himself happiness by not acting on his feelings, or acting too late. He could have married Dona Chica and had a happy family life, but was too worried about his reputation. He did chase the lady from Dakar, but she left him with quite another legacy, which he also delayed dealing with. He missed his moment with Dona Joia, More...
Dec 21, 2010
Osho
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This was a fast, enjoyable book, a very funny novel whose absent protagonist leaves a will that runs to hundreds of pages. Embedded in the will and other characters' associations to it or tangents from it is the dead man's apologia pro vita sua. While sometimes he seems to be on the level, at other times there is sufficient evidence that he is engaged in image management and has spun events as best he can, perhaps even disguising his real intentions from himself.
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Aug 16, 2010
Karen
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Back into my one-book-per-country project, this was my selection for Cape Verde. I liked it. It's the story of one man, and he's very well drawn.
Dec 16, 2009
Ronny
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Jarang banget kan kita temui novel dari Cape Verde. Dan bagus pula! Saya merekomendasikan buku2 terbitan New Directions untuk sastra dunia terjemahan Inggris.
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