Author

Publication

1996-04-01 - Heinemann

Language

English

Word Count

76,750 words, Guess

Page Count

307 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL7509032M
  • ISBN-139780435909628
  • ISBN-100435909622
  • OCLC Control Number34698449
  • LibraryThing385213
and 1 more
  • Goodreads1956698

Description

The white community in Benguela in 1890 was an explosive mixture of ex-convicts, political exiles, republicans, anarchists and colonial officials. Most were united only in their fear of uprisings and a desire to get rich quick. Through the saga of the Semedo family, Yaka gives a panoramic view of events that shaped Angola over the following century. From the nineteenth century penal colony, through slavery, African uprisings and land expropriation, Yaka charts the formation of a nation. The enigmatic Yaka statue owned by the Semedo family provides an unexpected commentary.

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