![]() ![]() In the late 17 th century the response among wealthy slave-owners who believed themselves superior was predictable, outlined in the left sample art, and regular excursions attempted to wipe out Angola Janga.ĭ’Salete manages to convey an authenticity to interpretive dramatic fiction from sparse historical records, his glossary revealing, for instance, that one of his major characters is named just once in those records. ![]() ![]() An abundant life-supporting richness, general inaccessibility and a defensible location meant that at its peak over 20,000 escaped slaves lived in the hills, making it the largest African community outside Africa. The title in the 17 th century Bantu language translates as Little Angola, which is the name given by slaves to the fugitive community of Palmares in Brazil’s Pernambuco region. Angola Janga provides more of the same, but this time takes a direct approach to dramatising events about which only the bare bones are known. Marcelo D’Salete’s first selection of stories about the experience of African slaves in Brazil was a rewarding, but harrowing read, and the 2017 English translation as Run For It earned an Eisner Award. ![]()
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