num_pages: 256
description: A haunting and powerful story about war-torn Africa, a mystical orphan boy, and the power of narrative to give a chaotic world order.In the hot African night a single gunshot cracks the silence. José Antonio traces the sound to the stage of the local theatre company, where he finds Nelio, the young prophetical leader of the city’s street kids, crumpled in blood. Nelio refuses to be taken to the hospital but instead tells Jose his life’s how bandits raided his village, his daring escape, and his struggle to survive on the streets. José is irrevocably changed. He becomes the Chronicler of the Winds, revealing Nelios’s magical tale to all who will listen.
language: English
title: Chronicler of the Winds
titlecomplete: Chronicler of the Winds
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Swedish Literature, Contemporary, German Literature, Roman, Africa, Mozambique, Literature
ratings_count: 2496
places: Mozambique
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Augustpriset
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Sveriges Radios Romanpris
publisher: Vintage