The Jan Michalski Foundation jury noted the “exceptional quality of the writing, which subtlely mixes orality and narrative, letters, tales, fables, dreams and beliefs, all in the heart of a historical reality, notably Mozambique at the end of the 19th century as it grapples Portuguese colonialism.”  Without any form of philosophical or religious dualism, the … Continue reading 2020 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature: Mia Couto