Novel
A Konkhava de Feti
Not translated into English
Henrique Abranches · 1981
Synopsis
The plot of this novel remains to be described. What is known is its form, that of a book in several volumes, the first of which bears a number, and its history: a manuscript begun in exile, in Algeria, already in its second version when a novelist friend read it, then enlarged with a new part, and which its author long hesitated to publish, for lack of a sequel he judged necessary.
Context
The novel appeared in 1981, in Lisbon from Edições 70 according to the BnF, under the imprint of the Union of Angolan Writers according to another source; the Union reissued the first volume in Luanda in 1985. Gerald Moser reviewed it as early as 1982 in the journal World Literature Today. It appeared a year after its author's reflections on national culture, from the same Lisbon publisher. The title is also found under the spelling Konkhava de Féti.
Who it is for
A novel in Portuguese, published in several volumes; no French or English translation has appeared.
Prizes and reception
Awarded the national prize of Angola in 1981 according to one source; Pepetela, who read the manuscript, regards it as a complete and foundational novel.
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