num_pages: 118
description: 'A man's story is always badly told. That's because a person never stops being born. Nobody leads one sole life, we are all multiplied into different and ever-changeable men.' So it is with all the stories in this collection, which never make a definitive judgement on the individual life, but only suggest its possibilities.Set in Mozambique, the stories reflect the legacy of Portuguese colonialism and the tragedy of the subsequent civil war.Mia Couto's first collection, Voices Made Night, was described as 'lyrical', 'magical' and 'compassionate' by the reviewers, who were unanimous in identifying a significant new talent from the continent. This volume confirms that judgement.
language: English
title: Every Man Is a Race
titlecomplete: Every Man Is a Race
genres: 20th Century, Collections, Mozambique, Portuguese Literature, Fiction, Short Stories, Africa, African Literature
ratings_count: 566
publisher: Heinemann