{"product_id":"under-the-frangipani-paperback","title":"Under the Frangipani - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An original and fresh tale, quite unlike anything else I have read from Africa. I enjoyed it very much.\"--Doris Lessing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A peculiarily African sensibility . . . a writer of fluid, fragmentary narratives. . . . Remarkable.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA police inspector is investigating a strange murder--a case in which all the suspects are eager to claim responsibility for the act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a former Portuguese slave fort, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Frangipani\u003c\/i\u003e combines fable and allegory, dreams and myths with an earthy humor. Part thriller, part an exploration of language itself, Mia Couto's novel surprises and delights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMia Couto\u003c\/b\u003e works as an agronomist in Maputo, Mozambique.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51438247444703,"sku":"9781846686764","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/0eZBImQRzd9781846686764.webp?v=1790093815","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/under-the-frangipani-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}