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Paulina Chiziane

Born

in Manjacaze, Mozambique

June 04, 1955

Genre

Fiction, Contemporary

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Paulina "Poulli" Chiziane (born 4 June 1955, Manjacaze, southern province of Gaza, Mozambique) is an author of novels and short stories in the Portuguese language.
She studied at Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo. She was born to a Protestant family that moved from Gaza to the capital Maputo (then Lourenço Marques) during the writer's early childhood. At home she spoke Chopi and Ronga.
Chiziane was the first woman in Mozambique to publish a novel. Her writing has generated some polemical discussions about social issues, such as the practice of polygamy in the country. For example, her first novel, Balada do Amor ao Vento (1990), discusses polygamy in southern Mozambique during the colonial period. Related to her active involvement in the p ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 4,630 ratings · 714 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Niketche: Uma História de Poligamia 4.01 avg rating — 2,471 ratings — published 2002 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Balada de Amor ao Vento 3.82 avg rating — 840 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Alegre Canto da Perdiz 4.12 avg rating — 555 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ventos do Apocalipse: Romance really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Sétimo Juramento 3.73 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Andorinhas 4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eu, Mulher: Por uma nova visão de mundo 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	o canto dos escravizados 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“As mães gostam de dar aos filhos nomes de fantasia. Nomes de passageiros, de vagabundos. Tudo começou no princípio. Vieram os árabes. Os negros converteram-se. E começaram a chamar-se Sofia, Zainabo, Zulfa, Amade, Mussá. E tornaram-se escravos. Vieram os marinheiros da cruz e da espada. Outros negros converteram-se. Começaram a chamar-se José, Francisco, António, Moisés. Todas as mulheres se chamaram Marias. E continuaram escravos. Os negros que foram vendidos ficaram a chamar-se Charles, Mary, Georges, Christian, Joseph, Charlotte, Johnson. Batizaram-se. E continuaram escravos. Um dia virão outros profetas com as bandeiras vermelhas e doutrinas messiânicas. Deificarão o comunismo, Marx, marxismo, Lénine, leninismo. Diabolizarão o capitalismo e o Ocidente. Os negros começarão a chamar-se Iva, Ivanova, Ivanda, Tania, Kasparov, Tereskova, Nadia, Nadioska. E continuarão escravos.”
― Paulina Chiziane, O alegre canto da perdiz

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“As mulheres querem provar que elas existem e a sua presença é mais importante que todas as crenças e juramentos deste mundo.”
― Paulina Chiziane, O alegre canto da perdiz

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“Why are you dancing, dear mirror?
I am celebrating love and life. I dance upon life and death. I dance upon sadness and loneliness. I stamp into the ground all the misfortunes that torture me. Dancing frees the mind from life's passing concerns. Dancing is praying. When I dance, I celebrate life while awaiting death. Why don't you dance?”
― Paulina Chiziane, Niketche: Uma História de Poligamia

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