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University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

2011

Angola

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The Restinga, Valerie Harbolovic Dec 2011

The Restinga, Valerie Harbolovic

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The Restinga explores dysfunctional sexual relationships in the familiar context of a love triangle, but it is set in the exotic African landscape of pre-war colonial Angola in 1960, where the author spent her childhood. The Restinga evolved from a short story presented at a graduate fiction workshop led by Joseph and Amanda Boyden at the University of New Orleans’ Madrid campus in the summer of 2007.

Research for this project included:

  • Many interviews with the author’s parents
  • Compilation and review of family home movies made at the time
  • Interview with Richard J. Houk, author of the article: “The Hotel …