The World Of 'Mestre' Tamoda by XITU, Uanhenga; MCDERMOTT, Annella [translator] - 1988

Readers International, 1988. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Readers Intl. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0930523423 .

Hard Cover. Readers International 1988. Light Wear. Yellowing. Loose Binding. Good Condition. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

Columbia. 1988. Readers International. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Worn Dustjacket With Some Tears. 0930523423. Translated from the Portuguese by Annella McDermott. Introduction by Antonio Jacinto. 158 pages. hardcover. Cover art by the Angolan artist, Francisco D. Van-Dunen - 'Carnaval I'. keywords: Literature Angola Africa Translated. FROM THE PUBLISHER - An ambassador of the government of Angola in Europe, Xitu conceived these stories while imprisoned in a Portuguese jail. Set in the 1940s, the tales in this book are divided into three sections: ‘Mestre' Tamoda' introduces us to the prolix Tamoda, who refers to a toothpick as a ‘wooden dental probe.' In ‘The Village,' Tamoda displays his ‘verbal dexterosity' at a funeral and a soccer match. ‘The Town the best in the collection centers on Maraja, a black tennis coach, and Arlete Pinto, the daughter of Portuguese parents. Social climbers, the Pintos are scandalized by their daughter's… Read More

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

London, England: Readers International, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. British First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..

London: Readers International, 1988. First English language edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First printing. Translated from the Portugese bt Annella McDermott. Introduction by Antonio Jacinto. Yellow cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and unclipped dust jacket.

London: Readers International (1988).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth with gilt lettering to spine. vi, 158 pp. Translated by Annella McDermott. Introduction by Antoio Jacinto. A clean, attractive copy. Originally published under the title Os Discursos do "Mestre" Tamoda, this was the first work by Xitu to be published in English.

[Columbia and London]: Readers International [1988]. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0930523423 . First edition thus of the author's first work to be published in English. 158 pages. VG+/Near Fine copy [upper corners lightly bumped, cheap text paper tanning] in Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper. .

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