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The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Arajo
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Wikipedia article
'The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Arajo' (Portuguese: 'O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno da Silva Arajo', Cape Verdean Creole (Badiu): 'U Testamentu du Sinhor Napumosenu da Silva Araju') is a Capeverdean novel published in the Portuguese language in 1989 by Germano Almeida. It mixes humor with cruel realism, sometimes pathetic, in a modern writing favoring the free indirect style. The novel was adapted into a movie titled 'Napomuceno's Will' in 1997 and was directed by Francisco Manso and starring Ana Firmino.
The book was first published on Ilhu Editora. Its first translation was in French and translated by douard Bailby by ditions Sepia in 1995, it was later published in an English translation in 2004 by New Directions Publishing as 'The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Arajo'.
Plot
The death of Senhor Napumoceno da da Silva Arajo, an illustrious merchant from Mindelo, the opening of the testament shows in surprises. More than a will, it is 387 pages of memoirs, which shows the dead man's face, the vicissitudes of the dissolved life, has his secret daughter and its hatred of his nephew Carlos that deprived its expected heritage.
Publications
*Ilhu Editora, So Vicente, 1989
*French translation: douard Bailby, Spia Publishers, Saint-Maur, 1995
*Basque translation: Txalaparta, 2002, title: 'Napumoceno da Silva Araujo jaunaren testamentua'
*English translation: New Directions, 2004
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