Series: Portuguese Literature Series

António Lobo Antunes's twenty-fifth novel, Commission of Tears (2011, Comissão das Lágrimas), is set during the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). Angola attained official independence on 11 November 1975 and, while the stage was set for transition, a combination of ethnic tensions and international pressures rendered Angola's hard-won victory problematic. As with many post-colonial states, Angola was left with both economic...