Os ensaios neste livro conduzem o leitor atraves dos topicos cruciais do pos-colonialismo de Angola e Mocambique, como refletidos nas suas literaturas, cinema, musica e artes. O passado, na forma das tradicoes esquecidas / redescobertas ou da guerra, continua formando as maneiras nas quais estas nacoes articulam e negociam suas identidades. Enfatiza-se a cena particularmente vibrante de Luanda e, ademais, dedica-se atencao (a falta de) as traducoes dos textos portugueses noutras linguas.

This book contains close readings of contemporary literary texts and art work by Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking authors from Africa and Latin America. The readings reveal a critical debate that understands reflections on the slave trade and current migrations from Africa to Europe as continuity since early modern history. This part of cultural history is firmly rooted in the Black Atlantic, although the book's primary concern is a discussion of situations in which water spirituality functions as a backdrop. This critical inquiry of social inequality and injustice is based on a theoretical framework that addresses migrations overseas and forced labor. Therefore, the readings are placed within the cultural tradition of seven countries: Brazil, Angola, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, and Guinea-Bissau.