{"product_id":"the-last-flight-of-the-flamingo-9781852428136","title":"The Last Flight of the Flamingo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful mix of magical realism and wordplay that has a similar tone to M?rquez 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMia Couto was born in 1955 in Mozambique and is the most prominent writer in Portuguese-speaking Africa. He has been active as a journalist and during the revolutionary struggle headed the AIM news agency. He now lives in Maputo where he works as an environmental biologist and runs the Mozambique part of the Kruger National Park.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433310884114,"sku":"9781852428136","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6be0d82-0ddb-41f3-bbf0-edec5ae85699.jpg?v=1729566988","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-flight-of-the-flamingo-9781852428136","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}