UALALAPI

Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa & Adérito Wetela

Translation

Richard Bartlett

Sandra Tamele

Ualalapi is given the task of killing the Hosi Mafename at the behest of his own brother, Ngungunhane, who becomes Emperor of Gaza. This emperor is famous for his resistance against the Portuguese at the end of the 19th century.

Masterfully illustrated edition of "Ualalapi," published in 1987, a seminal work of modern African fiction. It won the Grand Prize for Mozambican Narrative Fiction and has been included in the esteemed list of the 100 best African books of the 20th century since 2002.