"An original and fresh tale, quite unlike anything else I have read from
Africa. I enjoyed it very much."--Doris Lessing
"A peculiarily African sensibility . . . a writer of fluid, fragmentary
narratives. . . . Remarkable."--New Statesman
A police inspector is investigating a strange murder--a case in which
all the suspects are eager to claim responsibility for the act.
Set in a former Portuguese slave fort, Under the Frangipani combines
fable and allegory, dreams and myths with an earthy humor. Part
thriller, part an exploration of language itself, Mia Couto's novel
surprises and delights.
Mia Couto works as an agronomist in Maputo, Mozambique.