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Words Without Borders with one of my favorite authors, Jose Eduardo Agualusa, and a translation of one of his short stories, .

In Brazil, your work is seen as critical of Angolan society. WhatÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s the significance of this sociological approach in your work?

IÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™m a critic, in one form or another. In a country like Angola, which is very poor, not completely democratic yet, and without structures that allow for a global debateÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”I mean, with few independent newspapers, few people who can access the InternetÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”I believe that the writers have the moral and civic duty of criticism, of questioning, of giving a voice to those who donÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™t have a voice.