Os Dois Irmãos, by Germano Almeida: A novel of victims

Abstract

In the novel Os dois Irmãos (1995), Cape Verdean author Germano Almeida stages, in a very original way, the ancient story of Cain and Abel. In the field of socio-cultural changes, the familiar figures are drawn, with a tragic trait, torn between the appeal of community belonging and the desire to live freely.