Jorge Arrimar's Long Journey Back to Angola

There is a long tradition of Angolan writers who have recalled their native land from exile, the most emblematic example of this condition being that of the founder of the nation, and many would argue, of modern Angolan poetry: Agostinho Neto. The independence of Angola in 1975, which brought Neto home from exile, in its turn produced another generation of "refugee" writers fleeing the ensuing civil war, whose work reflects a sense of "angolanidade" both on the move and rooted in memory. Possibly the most extreme example of this is Jorge Arrimar. This article will survey the work of Arrimar, paying particular attention to the themes of de-racination and the depiction of a regional Angola seen through the prism of memory and history-the hallmarks of this particular writer

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