The Children’s Literature of Angola

Abstract

The present article reflects on the insertion of childhood African literatures in Portuguese produced by the Brazilian publishing market, drawin gupon thereadings of three Angolan writers: José Eduardo Agualusa, O Filho do Vento (2006) and Nweti e o Mar: exercícios para sonhar sereias (2012); Ondjaki, Ynari – a menina das cinco tranças (2010) and O Leão e o Coelho Saltitão (2009) and Zetho Cunha Gonçalves, Debaixo do Arco-Íris não Passa Ninguém (2006) and A Vassoura do Ar Encantado (2012). In the paper, common structure features are highlighted, such as theme, plot, characters, and linguistic aspects, as well as the interest in the writing of a childhood and young-adult literature.