The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo
A great moment of Cape Verdean literature. --Ilse PollackA writer whose lyric melancholy and compassionate wit entitles him to [share] tribute with Portugal's more famous writer, José Sarramago. --Confrontation, January 2005Almeida's refreshing voice and playful irony ring clearly in this translation from the Portuguese by Sheila Glaser. --Publishers Weekly, 14 June 2004Set in the islands of Cape Verde...,Almeida's story could take place anywhere where we think we really know our neighbors. --Tricia Cornell,City Pages, Minneapolis, MN, 16 June 2004Sheila F. Glaser's skilful translation of Germano Almeida's novel...introduced me to a writer of great comic gifts. --Pankaj Mishra,Times Literary Supplement [London], 3 December 2004The work of Germano Almeida surprises us with the essential richness of his world and its proximity and vigor. --El País