PARA ENTRAR NA CASA DE MIA COUTO EM UM RIO CHAMADO TEMPO, UMA CASA CHAMADA TERRA

Abstract

IN THE NOVEL UM RIO CHAMADO TEMPO, UMA CASA CHAMADA TERRA, MIA COUTO INVITES US TO JOIN HIS WORLD BY REVEALING A MYTHICAL SPACE, WHICH IS DENSELY INHABITED BY THE CREATIONS OF HIS POETICAL PROSE. TRADITION AND MODERNITY ARE TWO POLES THAT CONVERGE TO A COMMON CENTER: NYUMBAKAYA, A HOUSE THAT PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE NOVEL. BY ANALYZING THE PERSONIFICATION OF THIS HOUSE, ONE SEES THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF AFRICAN CULTURE: THE LAND, THE WOMAN, THE NATION.