'A Story of Polygamy' by Paulina Chiziane

Niketche: Uma História de Poligamia (Niketche: A Story of Polygamy), is Paulina Chiziane’s latest novel, and comes twelve years after Balada de Amor ao Vento (1990), her first work and the first novel by a Mozambican woman. This groundbreaking aspect remains central to Chiziane’s career; for not only has she now made her mark in Mozambican literature, she is also becoming one of the most interesting African women writers to follow. The focus on controversial and provocative themes, and the overt concern with ‘women’s issues’ told from an outspoken perspective make Chiziane someone to watch in years to come.