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Paulina Chiziane

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Books by Paulina Chiziane

The Joyful Song of the Partridge

A roiling chronicle of motherhood and colonization from a writer who “alternates between a dramatic, high-octane style and a terse and humorous frankness” (Sheila Heti)

Recipient of the 2021 Camões Prize, the most important award for literature in the Portuguese language

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The First Wife

A tale of polygamy in Mozambique, both dark and humorous.

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