The last flight of the flamingo

Mia Couto

Original title: O último voo do flamingo

Translated by David Brookshaw earliest edition we have, 2000 Serpent's Tail, 2004 paperback 179 pages

Terra sem amos — book 114

"'In Tizangara, the only facts are supernatural ones. To put it crudely and rudely, here's what happened: a severed penis was found right there on the trunk road just outside Tizangara. A large organ on the loose. Folk turned up from all around.'" "So the translator of Tizangara begins his tale. But more than folk turn up: car loads of foreign investigators and even a UN official, the Italian Massimo Risi, sweep into...

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David Brookshaw 1 printing we hold · 2004 · Serpent's Tail

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The last flight of the flamingo paperback · 2004 · Serpent's Tail · 179 pages
El último vuelo del flamenco edition · 2002 · Alfaguara · 238 pages
O Ultimo Voo Do Flamingo paperback · 2000 · Caminho · 228 pages

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