Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan writer Bell Neto launched, Saturday, in Luanda, at the Union of Angolan Writers (UEA), her second children’s book, entitled “The Little Mona and the Tree of Rights”.
It is a literary work of the short stories genre, inserted in the “Projecto Mona”, a poetry competition for children and young people that includes classes in literature, declamation and reading.
The book has 32 pages, and tells the story of a village called Ngola, where children do not have their rights safeguarded.
In the plot, according to the synopsis of the brochure, the writer resorts to the symbolism of a tree that little Mona, the main character of the story, spreads throughout the village.
Afterwards, something very mysterious happened in Aldeia Ngola, the sun disappeared and the wind blew a secret into the air, triggering a series of questions.
The particular fact that the sun leaves the village and leaves the children in darkness, forces little Mona and her grandmother, Lussassa, to try to discover this mystery.
The author revealed, however, that the work was written with the double objective of drawing attention to children’s rights, as well as the preservation of the environment.
Bell Neto underlined, on the sidelines of the autograph sale and granting session, that the book is a contribution to intensify relations between parents and children, creating a space for debates and approaches to current issues.
“The Little Mona and the Tree of Rights” was published by “Livros Esfera Publicações” and has, in a first phase, 250 copies that are being sold at five thousand kwanzas.
Known for her actions in the “spoken-word” movement, Bell Neto is inspired by her regular interaction with children, in the literary workshops she teaches, in order to be able to write for a younger audience.
In addition to being a writer/poet, she is a reciter. She has been writing since she was
12 years old and believes that writing has made her an expressive woman concerned with providing playful stories.
He has already participated in five poetic anthologies, namely Sexo e Comida (2012), Poemas de Berço e outros Versos (2014), Borboletras (2018), Queda de Silêncios (2021) and Luanda, Entre Fotos e-Textos-(2022).
Bell Neto has a degree in Portuguese Language and Communication, and has social projects linked to female empowerment, children’s literature and inclusion.
The declaimer and poet Bell launched in December 2022, at Mediateca de Luanda, the poem “Outras: Formas de Pôr na Grafia”, as a commitment to other literary genres.
Born in Luanda, the writer has a degree in Portuguese Language and Communication, and has social projects linked to female empowerment, children’s literature and inclusion.
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