Description
| Product ID: | 9781912987122 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | NE |
| Title: | The Sword and the Spear |
| Authors: | Author: Mia Couto |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A powerful evocation of love, loyalty and war in 19th-century Africa Mozambique, 1895. The last days of the so-called Gaza Empire. After an attack on his quarters, defeated sergeant Germano de Melo is taken by his bright, young love Imani to the only hospital within reach an arduous river journey. Meanwhile, war rages all around: Emperor Ngugunyane''s warriors fight the Portuguese occupiers with swords and spears, until the arrival of the machine gun ensures European domination. |
| Imprint Name: | World Editions Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | World Editions Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-10-01 |