Commission of Tears
Antunes, Antonio Lobo / Lowe, Elizabeth![Commission of Tears](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/393/39342686/CHSBZCOP0339342686.jpg)
António Lobo Antunes's twenty-fifth novel, Commission of Tears (2011, Comissão das Lágrimas) is set during the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). Angola attained official independence on November 11, 1975 and, while the stage was set for transition, a combination of ethnic tensions and international pressures rendered Angola's hard-won victory problematic. As with many post-colonial states, Angola was left with both economic and social difficultie...