Novel set in Europe, Manila and Turkey
The Last Flight of the Flamingo
Location(s): Mozambique
Genre(s): Nonfiction
Era(s): 1990s
In Mozambique after the end of the civil war, local soldiers have been unaccountably blown up. When it begins to happen to UN peacekeepers, a high-level delegation visits the village of Tizangara to initiate an investigation. As the UN investigation unfolds, Mia Couto brilliantly shows how the perceptions of events both inside and outside the country are altered when interpreted from an African perspective.
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