Honwana and Harper Lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snake

This article discusses the classic Mozambican Nós Matámos o Cão Tinhoso!, by Luís Bernardo Honwana, considering the misreadings, mainly political, that have been presented. On the other hand, it proposes the comparison of the first story (and also of the whole book) with the novel To Kill a Mockingb...

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Main Author: Francisco Topa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Porto 2018-06-01
Series:CEM: Cultura, Espaço & Memória
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Online Access:http://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/CITCEM/article/view/6235/5866
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spelling doaj-ef3b08933425433aabf7ba539f6a79932020-11-25T00:19:15ZengUniversidade do PortoCEM: Cultura, Espaço & Memória2182-10972018-06-019319324Honwana and Harper Lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snakeFrancisco TopaThis article discusses the classic Mozambican Nós Matámos o Cão Tinhoso!, by Luís Bernardo Honwana, considering the misreadings, mainly political, that have been presented. On the other hand, it proposes the comparison of the first story (and also of the whole book) with the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, that Honwana may have known from its film version.http://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/CITCEM/article/view/6235/5866Mozambican literatureLuís Bernardo HonwanalHarper Lee
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Honwana and Harper Lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snake
CEM: Cultura, Espaço & Memória
Mozambican literature
Luís Bernardo Honwanal
Harper Lee
author_facet Francisco Topa
author_sort Francisco Topa
title Honwana and Harper Lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snake
title_short Honwana and Harper Lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snake
title_full Honwana and Harper Lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snake
title_fullStr Honwana and Harper Lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snake
title_full_unstemmed Honwana and Harper Lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snake
title_sort honwana and harper lee: to kill and not to kill, from the mockingbird to the mangy dog and the snake
publisher Universidade do Porto
series CEM: Cultura, Espaço & Memória
issn 2182-1097
publishDate 2018-06-01
description This article discusses the classic Mozambican Nós Matámos o Cão Tinhoso!, by Luís Bernardo Honwana, considering the misreadings, mainly political, that have been presented. On the other hand, it proposes the comparison of the first story (and also of the whole book) with the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, that Honwana may have known from its film version.
topic Mozambican literature
Luís Bernardo Honwanal
Harper Lee
url http://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/CITCEM/article/view/6235/5866
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