<i>“E tu, que achas tu de tudo isto?”</i>: Colonial Women, Memory and Post-Independence in João Paulo Borges Coelho’s <i>Rainhas da Noite</i>

This essay analyzes João Paulo Borges Coelho’s latest novel, Rainhas da Noite (2013), from the perspective of its portrayal of colonial women. My argument begins by recalling Laura Calvacante Padilha’s inspired insights into the representation of voices from pre-colonial traditions in modern African...

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Main Author: Sandra Sousa
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2016-12-01
Series:Gragoatá
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Online Access:http://www.gragoata.uff.br/index.php/gragoata/article/view/733