If This Is a Man
Her novel "Cercando Lindiwe" was chosen by Prof. Antonella Piazza of the Department of Italian Studies of UNISA-Pretoria for her comparatistic work: "The issue of Identity in "Cercando Lindiwe" by Valentina Acava Mmaka and "If This Is a Man" by Primo Levi" which was presented for the first time in occasion of the 1st Colloquium of Italian Studies at UNISA/Pretoria in September 2011.