“Essa Dama Bate Bué” e o cânone literário angolano

Essa Dama Bate Bué and the Angolan Literary Canon. A relevant topic for history of literature, literary canon has been widely questioned is no exception, being constantly susceptible to changes. The current paper aims at challenging defending necessity including novel by Yara Monteiro. Published in 2018, it represents an example silenced literature about women guerrilla movements during war national independence, subsequent civil war, post-conflict period. book problematizes presence wars, countless roles they played, but also their integration post-colonial society, giving insights into a largely ignored literature. Keywords: Angola, women, canon, Monteiro,