Conversation in Portuguese with simultaneous translation into English and French. A series of online discussions - Virtual Gatherings - with the author in which he discusses contemporary African literature with authors.
José Luís Mendonça, who shares his public life with literature, university teaching, journalism and cultural commitment to the promotion of books and reading. Born in 1955 in Golungo Alto, Angola, the writer entered the world of literature with the poetry collection "Chuva Novembrina," for which he was awarded the Sagrada Esperança Prize in 1981.
In 2015, he was awarded the National Prize for Culture and Arts in the category of Literature. In 2018, he reestablished the Movement of New Intellectuals of Angola, created in 1948, to save the legacy of the precursors of Angolan literature. He directed and edited for seven years the Jornal CULTURA, the Angolan weekly newspaper of art and literature. In 2021, he was awarded the SADC Journalism Award as Cultural Journalist in the Press category.
José Luís Mendonça
His book "As Metamorfoses do Elefante" will be discussed during the meeting. The metamorphosis of the elephant begins with the spread of a strange pandemic: an outbreak of laughter that the authorities call Surriso. Simultaneously with this unusual pandemic, the author, José Luís Mendonça, offers us an amazing account of the history of postcolonial Angola.
As Metamorfoses do Elefante is a literary gem: legends, dreams, nightmares, metaphors, and a creative use of language reminiscent of the art of Mia Couto.
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