Two New Books on the Way From Angolan-Portuguese Novelist Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida
Angolan Portuguese author Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida signed a two-book deal with Farrar, Straus and will be publishing a triptych of novellas titled Zion, as well as the English translation of her novel Luanda, Lisboa, Paradise.
According to Publisher’s Marketplace, Zion “wrestle[s] with the weight of memory, the legacy of slavery and colonialism, and the spoils of the Portuguese empire.” Meanwhile, Luanda, Lisboa, Paradise is a “migration story that offers a vivid portrait of the Angolan community in Portugal.” Read More…