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The Return of the Water Spirit

The Return of the Water Spirit

Author(s): Pepetela

Location(s): Angola

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): Late 20th Century looking back

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Whilst Pepetela’s novel is set during the 1980s the novel begins 300 years earlier when a slave was beheaded for having relations with his master’s daughter. This novel is a scathing critique of the Angolan ruling elite and their fall from socialist grace.

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An allegorical treatise on the nature of water, and corruption of power, all set against the backdrop of Angola and the problems within the country

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