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Confession of the Lioness
by Mia Couto
Confession of the Lioness is what I expected when I picked up a book by Cuoto. I'd previously read Under the Frangiapiani which doesn't live up to his reputation for magical writing.
Here is a ferocious tale, and it isn't the lion that is ferocious. It is the town, it is the men of the town, and it is the women of the town rebelling in the only way they can.
The story starts out plainly enough, but has rich meaning where one has to be ready to read the shadows on the wall and make your own judgments. This makes it all the more powerful than a straightfoward statement.
Here is a ferocious tale, and it isn't the lion that is ferocious. It is the town, it is the men of the town, and it is the women of the town rebelling in the only way they can.
The story starts out plainly enough, but has rich meaning where one has to be ready to read the shadows on the wall and make your own judgments. This makes it all the more powerful than a straightfoward statement.