{"product_id":"the-last-flight-of-the-mia-couto-9781852428136","title":"The Last Flight of the Flamingo","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderful mix of magical realism and wordplay that has a similar tone to M疵quez at his best. Couto writes in an idiom all his own that feels authentically African.--\u003ci\u003eInk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Mozambique after the end of the civil war, local soldiers have been unaccountably blown up. When it begins to happen to UN peacekeepers, a high-level delegation visits the village of Tizangara to initiate an investigation. As the UN investigation unfolds, Mia Couto brilliantly shows how the perceptions of events both inside and outside the country are altered when interpreted from an African perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMia Couto\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1955 in Mozambique and is the most prominent Portuguese-speaking African writer. He now lives in Maputo, where he manages the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mia Couto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1852428139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781852428136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Serpent's Tail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1760\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2005 pg. 25","brand":"Mia Couto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074033611007,"sku":"9781852428136","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f0fe84a-498c-4ac2-b243-b6060413c6b5.jpg?v=1685451381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-flight-of-the-mia-couto-9781852428136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}