tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post1660493845264042879..comments2024-02-27T19:40:09.504-07:00Comments on Section 244: Angolan blackoutsMichael Hoskinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302540308587868138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post-24897821269339282652011-11-22T03:38:26.147-07:002011-11-22T03:38:26.147-07:00"I haven't ready any Pepetela; from what ..."I haven't ready any Pepetela; from what I've gleaned about him, I don't know how I might find his work - his early material praising the state would be difficult for me to bear."<br /><br />Admittedly, I'm not the Pepetela expert I wish I were, but I've always known him as someone critical of post-independent Angolan society. I've read one of his earliest books, based on his guerrilla experiences, and it was interesting because it criticised the racism within the independentist army (Pepetela is a white Angolan) and the corruption already latent in the higher ranks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post-370783011837163142011-11-21T16:06:23.578-07:002011-11-21T16:06:23.578-07:00I haven't ready any Pepetela; from what I'...I haven't ready any Pepetela; from what I've gleaned about him, I don't know how I might find his work - his early material praising the state would be difficult for me to bear.<br /><br />One curious thing I noted is how urban living is *so* much more desperate than rural. People who labour on farms seem to be much better off than the typical city-dweller.Michael Hoskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302540308587868138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post-72856564378228931952011-11-21T15:13:25.487-07:002011-11-21T15:13:25.487-07:00Oh, I doubt you can say anything about Angola more...Oh, I doubt you can say anything about Angola more offensive than what its inhabitants already say. I have a friend from Angola and she positively detests her country, exactly because of the blackouts and many other things, like the corruption and the disparity between the rich and the poor.<br /><br />Did you have any chance to read Pepetela? He's a brilliant novelist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com