Post with tag "Mozambique"
Chronicle: Charles Dickens in Maputo
Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago. He truly belongs to the world literature and his books are read everywhere. His stories also exist as movies, TV series and theatre shows. Everyone is familiar with Oliver Twist and David Copperfield.
But Charles Dickens’ books are not historical remnants that have stayed alive due to some strange accidence. His books are alive because they still have something to tell us, about the world we live in. Recently I asked a friend in … Read more
Hedda Gabler premieres at Teatro Avenida
Henrik Ibsen’s play Hedda Gabler premieres at Teatro Avenida Friday the 9th of March. Henning Mankell’s version of the play takes place in the 1970′s in Mozambique, when the Portuguese were driven out of the country.
– If you move the play forward a hundred years, to present times, Ibsen’s drama tells an intriguing story about a woman’s fate that is still relevant in Maputo today. But in this version Hedda inherits a Kalashnikov instead of a pistol, says Henning Mankell.
Chronicle: To read and write – a question of dignity
Some years ago I met, almost on a daily basis, a group of street children – boys only – who were living in the centre of Maputo. They made their living by helping cars finding somewhere to park and then they watched the cars. I imagine that this is a universal way to make a living for street children.
These boys, who were between seven and twelve years old, had no reason what so ever to trust grown-ups. They had been … Read more
Chronicle: Henning Mankell on Mozambique in The Guardian
This weekend The Guardian published an article by Henning Mankell where he urges people to travel to Mozambique before the country loses its innocence.
To read the article click here.
Chronicle: Follow the money – or the importance of cleaning up one’s own mess
2009-08-24 we learned that SEK 50 millions had been embezzled from Swedish foreign aid meant for health care in Zambia. That is a lot money. Hence it is important that the Swedish government is firm in its demands on their Zambian counterpart.
In Sweden corruption is regarded as a rather delicate issue, but it did not have to be. During all the years that I have spent in Mocambique – or other African countries for … Read more