After the war, I thought all that was left was ashes, hollow ruins . . . Today, I know that's not true. Where man remains, a seed, too, survives, a dream to inseminate time. Published in the aftermath of Mozambique's bloody civil war, Mia Couto's third collection seeks out the places violence coul
The Musical Brain: And Other Stories
β Scribed by Aira, CΓ©sar
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 217 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A collection of twenty short stories features tales about oddballs, freaks, and crazy people.
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