''O mar na Lajinha'', also as ''No mar da Lajinha'' (Capeverdean Creole, ALUPEK: ''U mar na Lajinha'', ''Nu mar da Lajinha'') is a
Capeverdean novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
published in 2004 by
Germano Almeida
Germano Almeida (; born 31 July 1945) is a Cape Verdean author and lawyer.
Biography
Born on the Cape Verdean island Boa Vista, Almeida studied law at the University of Lisbon and currently practices in Mindelo. His novels have been translat ...
. The story is about a group of people meeting regularly for a swim at the
Lajinha
Lajinha is a municipality in the northeastern part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is 19,918 (2020 est.) in an area of 431.92 km². The town borders the state Espirito Santo to the east.
Neighboring municipalities
* Chalé
* ...
beach on the island of
São Vicente.
One of the chapters are named "Women of Lajinha" ("Mulheres de Lajinha").
In 2006, this section of the novel would be adapted into a theatrical play which was performed at GTCCPPM in
, the area where the novel was set.
GTCCPM website
One of the performers was João Branco
João Guedes Branco (b. 1 July 1968) is a French-born Portuguese theatrical actor and reviewer, professor, and programmer. He had a theatrical career for over 30 years and appeared in more than 50 plays, most of them in Mindelo, Cape Verde.
Bran ...
.
References
Further reading
*''O mar na Lajinha'' (2004)
External links
''O mar na Lajinha''
on the African Review of Books
Mar na Lajinha
Mar na Lajinha
Cape Verdean novels
Novels set in Cape Verde
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