Uanga-feitiço

Uanga-feitiço is a novel by Angolan folklorist and novelist Óscar Ribas, first published in 1951. The title translates to "The Evil Spell." The novel explores the marriage of an African man and woman and is rich with fables, songs, and folk sayings of the Mbundu people of Angola. Ribas, who was blind, dedicated himself to recording and preserving the oral traditions of Angola. Uanga-feitiço marked a significant shift in his writing towards an African focus, moving away from his earlier romantic tales. An expanded version of the novel was published in 1969.1