Yaka /
By: Pepetela [Author]
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Contributor(s): Holness, Marga [Translator].
Material type: 
BookSeries: African Writers Ser. Publisher: Portsmouth : Heinemann, 1996Description: 307 p.ISBN: 9780435909628; 0435909622 (Trade Paper).Subject(s): Angola -- History -- FictionDDC classification: 869.3 African Writers SeriesSummary: Annotation "The white community in Benguela in 1890 was an explosive mixture of ex-convicts, political exiles, republicans, anarchists and colonial officials. Most were united only in their fear of uprisings and a desire to get rich quick. Through the saga of the Semedo family, Yaka gives a panoramic view of events that shaped Angola over the following century. From the nineteenth century penal colony, through slavery, African uprisings and land expropriation, Yaka charts the formation of a nation. The enigmatic Yaka statue owned by the Semedo family provides an unexpected commentary."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Annotation "The white community in Benguela in 1890 was an explosive mixture of ex-convicts, political exiles, republicans, anarchists and colonial officials. Most were united only in their fear of uprisings and a desire to get rich quick. Through the saga of the Semedo family, Yaka gives a panoramic view of events that shaped Angola over the following century. From the nineteenth century penal colony, through slavery, African uprisings and land expropriation, Yaka charts the formation of a nation. The enigmatic Yaka statue owned by the Semedo family provides an unexpected commentary."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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