‘Women Here and Now’ at the Brazil-Mozambique Cultural Centre in Maputo
Launch of the book “The bunny that fled from history”
2:27 CAT | 14 May 2019
Launch of the book “The bunny that fled from history”
Date and Time: Thursday, May 23 2019 at 18h00
Entrance: Free
Address: Camões - Centro Cultural Português em Maputo, Av. Julius Nyerere no. 720, Maputo
About the event
On May 23, at 6:00 p.m., the book "The Rabbit that Fled from History" will take place in Camões - Portuguese Cultural Center in Maputo, with texts by writer Rogério Manjate and illustrations by Ivone Ralha. The presentation of the book, which has the seal of the Portuguese School of Mozambique - Center for Teaching and Language Portuguese (EPM-CELP), will be made by the academic and writer Lucílio Manjate.
About the book
The rabbit is a very popular character in the Mozambican tradition, symbolizing cleverness. The girl Mbila, main character of this story of Rogério Manjate, is fascinated by the bedtime stories of the rabbit that her mother tells to her. One day, when she arrives from school, she finds a gray rabbit on the porch of her house, and for her, this animal can not help but be "that rabbit".
This story was first published in Mozambique by EPM-CELP, Acacia Collection in 2008, as Mbila and the bunny and in 2010 by Editora Attica, in Brazil with this same title that now in 2019 is again presented to the public of Mozambique.
About Rogério P. Manjate
Rogério P. Manjate is a writer and theater professional (actor, director and teacher). During his childhood, rabbit stories were his favorite. To create this narrative, it was inspired by an episode lived by a friend, who lost a pet rabbit when he was 8 years old. He has published two other books for children: Casa em Flor, (poetry - 2004), Wazi (short story - Ed. EPM-CELP, 2011). The rabbit that fled from history was originally edited by EPM-CELP in the Acácia collection in 2009 under the name Mbila and the bunny and in Brazil in 2010 by Editora Attica. Out of the scope of literature for children and young people, Rogério Manjate published Amor Silvestre (short stories - Ed. Ndjira, 2002) and Cicatriz Incarnada (poetry - Ed. Cavalo do Mar, 2017). In his foray into the cinema he wrote the award-winning short film I Love You (2007) and the documentary My Husband Is Denying (2007); collaborated in the writing of the short film "The Other Speech" (2012) and in the writing and co-production of the documentary Quitupo, Hoyê! (2015).
About Ivone Ralha
Ivone Ralha was born in Lisbon in 1958. She took a bachelor's degree in History at Eduardo Mondlane University in 1981. She worked in the Historical Archive of Mozambique and was a teacher at the Center for Cultural Studies in Maputo. Back in Portugal, she moved to the graphic design area, integrating the team of Editorial Caminho. She participated in the founding of the newspaper Público and worked for Diário de Notícias, Cubo magazine and newspaper i before assuming the graphic direction of Rede Angola website. He is currently working on the Ípsilon supplement of Jornal Público. Draws and pages books, newspapers, magazines makes infographics, illustrates and paints (bonecadas.com).
About Lucílio Manjate
Lucílio Manjate is a writer and professor of literature at Eduardo Mondlane University. He is the author of about a dozen books, including prose, children's and essays, with emphasis on the books Manifesto (Contos, 2006), Prémio Revelação TDM; O Jovem Caçador e a Velha Dentuça (Infanto-juvenil, 2016); Os Silêncios do Narrador (Novela, 2010), Prémio 10 de Novembro; A Legítima Dor da Dona Sebastião (Novela, 2013); A Triste História de Barcolino, o homem que não sabia morrer (Novela, 2018) e Rabhia (Romance, 2017), Prémio Literário Eduardo Costley-White 2016.
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