
pepetela

artur carlos mauricio pestana doss santos (janm 1941) kathaa key ack pramukh angolian lekhak hain. way pepetela key naam seey likhate hain.
ack purtagaali angola, pepetela kaa janm purtagaali angola key benguela mein huaa thaa aur unhone angola kii swatantrata key liye lambe chhapamar yuddh mein aim. pee. ell. aeye. key sadasya key roop mein ladaai ladee thee. unakaa adhikansh lekhan 20veen shatabdi mein angola key raajneetik itihas seey sambandhit haye. "udaaharan key liye, "meyombe" ack upanyaas haye joe kaibinda mein upaniveshvaad virodhi sangharsh mein shamil aim. pee. ell. aeye. gurillaon key ack samooh key jeevan koo chitrit kartaa haye, "yaka" tateey shahar benguela mein ack gorey basane vaale parivaar key sadasyon key jeevan kaa anusaran kartaa haye, aur "aeye geracao daa eutopia" swatantrata key baad kii avadhi key dauran yuva angolanon key mohbhang koo prakat kartaa haye. 
pepetela ney "aeye gloriosa femilia" aur "lueji" mein angola key pahale key itihas key baare mein bhee likhaa haye, aur jaime bunda upanyason kii apani shrinkhala key saath vyangya mein vistaar kiya haye. unake sabse halia karyon mein angola key shaasak vargon kii teekhi aalochana "predadors", "oh kwese fim doo mundo", ack sarvanash key baad kaa roopak, aur "oh planalto aeye aeye estep", angola key itihas aur anya poorv saamyavaadi deshon key saath sambandhon parr ack nazar shamil haye. pepetela ney 1997 mein leusophone saahitya key liye duniya kaa sarvocch sammaan camo puraskar jeetaa. 
"pepetela" ack kimbundu shabd haye jiska arth haye "palak", joe unake purtagaali upnaam "pestana" kaa anuvaad haye. lekhak koo yeh naam ack aim. pee. ell. aeye. yoddha key roop mein apane samay key dauran milaa thaa.
praarambhik jeevan.
pepetela kaa janm purtagaali angola key benguela mein purtagaali angola key maataa-pitaa key ghar huaa thaa. unaki maan kaa parivaar angola key mochemades (vartamaan namibe) kshetra mein ack prabhaavshaali vaanijyik aur sainya parivaar thaa, unake pardada purtagaali senaa mein ack pramukh they. unaki maan kaa parivaar paanch peedhiyon seey angola mein thaa, jabaki unake pitaa kaa janm angola mein purtagaali maataa-pitaa key ghar huaa thaa aur unhone apana adhikansh bachpan mukhya bhoomi purtagaal mein bitaaya thaa. pepetela kii parvarish benguela mein ack madhyam varg mein hui thee, joe ack aise school mein padhata thaa jahan sabhi naslon aur vargon key chhaatr aapas mein mill jaate they. unhone daavaa kiya haye kii benguela mein paley-badhe honey seey unhein anya naslon key logon seey dosti karane key adhik avsar mille, kyonki aupaniveshik yug key dauran angola mein kaee anya logon kii tulanaa mein benguela ack bahut adhik mishrit shahar thaa. vaha yeh bhee daavaa kartaa haye kii usane apani jeevan shally aur paas key jhuggi basti kshetra mein rahane vaale doston key jeevan key beach key antar koo dekhate hue apane school key dinon key dauran ack varg chetna vikasit karna shuru curr diyaa. michel laaban key saath ack sakshatkar mein, unhone daavaa kiya kii unaki parvarish ney unake raajneetik vichaaron koo bhee prabhaavit kiya. unake ack chaacha they joe ack patrakaar aur lekhak they aur jinhone unhein kaee mahatvapurna vampanthi vicharakon seey parichit karaaya. unake pitaa key paas ack badaa pustakalaya bhee thaa jisane yuva pepetela koo francisi kranti key baare mein adhik jaanane kii anumati dee, kuchh aisaa jisane unhein gaharaai seey prabhaavit kiya.
jaba way 14 varsh key they, taba yuva pepetela apani padhaai jaari rakhane key liye lubango (taba saa daa bandeira) chaley gaye, kyonki usa samay benguela mein koee hyee school naheen thaa. lubango mein, pepetela ney daavaa kiya kii vaha angola mein nasl kii samasyaon key baare mein adhik jagrook hoe gaye, kyonki lubango benguela kii tulanaa mein bahut adhik alag samudaay thaa. lubango mein vaha ack vampanthi pujari, padre noronha seey prabhaavit they, jinhone unhein cuba kii kranti key baare mein sikhaaya aur unhein vartamaan ghatnaaon seey avagat rakhaa. lubango mein apani schooly shiksha poori karane key baad, pepetela ney purtagaal kii yatra kii jahan unhone engineering kaa adhyayan karna shuru kiya. lisban mein sansthaan superior technico mein unhone anya angola key chhatron seey dosti kii joe videshon seey purtagaali chhatron key chhaatr sangh, kaasa doss estudentes doo imperio seey judey they. dou saal key adhyayan key baad unhone faisala kiya kii engineering unaki ruchiyon koo puuraa naheen karegi, aur unhone lisban vishvavidyalaya key patra sankaay mein itihas pathyakram mein pravesh karane kii koshish kii. haalaanki, angola mein purtagaali aupaniveshik yuddh grih kii shuruat key saath, unhein purtagaali sashastr balon mein seva karane key liye bulaaya gayaa aur purtagaal seey bhaagne kaa faisala kiya.
agrim anubhav, praarambhik upanyaas aur naatak.
pepetela pahali baar peris gaye aur phir, 1963 mein, algiers mein samajshastra kaa adhyayan karane key liye chhatravritti arjit kii, jahan angolan adhyayan key liye ack kendra banaane mein madad karane key liye aim. pee. ell. aeye. key heinrich abranches ney unase sampark kiya. yeh kendra agale dashak key liye yuva pepetela key kaam kaa kendra bunn gayaa. 1969 taka, pepetela, abranch aur anya aim. pee. ell. aeye. sadasyon ney angola kii sanskriti aur samaaj kaa dastavejikaran karane aur aim. pee. ell. aeye. key sangharsh koo prachaarit karane key liye ack saath kaam kiya. 1969 mein, kendra kango ganarajya mein algiers seey brazzaville mein sthanantarit hoe gayaa. brazzaville mein jaane key baad, pepetela angola key kaibinda kshetra aur purvi morche parr purtagaliyon key khilaf aim. pee. ell. aeye. key sashastr pratirodh mein adhik sakriya hoe gayaa. iss baar 1960 key dashak key anta aur 1970 key dashak kii shuruat mein pepetela kii sabse maanyata praapt kritiyon mein seey ack, yuddh kathaa, "meyombe" key liye prerana key roop mein kaary kiya. iss dauran, pepetela ney apana pahala upanyaas "muana puo" bhee likhaa. yeh upanyaas algiers mein unake samay key dauran likhaa gayaa thaa aur angola sanskriti seey sambandhit haye, jisamen chokwe logon key paaramparik mukhaute key roopak kaa upayog karke angola sanskriti mein maujood vibhinn dwibhajanon koo ujagar kiya gayaa thaa. unake upanyaas mein swadeshi angola sanskritiyon key gyaan koo pradarshit kiya gayaa haye joe pepetela ney swatantrata key liye yuddh key purvi morche parr apane samay key dauran praapt kiya thaa. muana puo koo prakaashit karane kaa irada kabhi naheen thaa, ack vistaar pepetela ney michel laaban key saath ack sakshatkar mein spasht kiya. lekhak ney upanyaas koo apane aur apane kaee karibi doston key padhane key liye ack abhyaas key roop mein likhaa thaa; phir bhee, upanyaas 1978 mein angolan sarkaar mein pepetela key karyakal key dauran prakaashit huaa thaa.
1972 mein, pepetela ney apana pahala upanyaas, "aiz aventuras dee engunga" prakaashit kiya, ack aisaa kaam jise unhone ack chhote chhaatr darshakon key liye banaaya thaa. iss paath mein, pepetela ack mahakavya aur upadeshaatmak swar kaa upayog karke ack yuva aim. pee. ell. aeye. gurilla, ngunga key vikas kii khoj kartaa haye. upanyaas mein paathak koo angola key reeti-rivaajon, bhugol aur manovigyaan seey, angunga kii nazaron seey parichit karaaya gayaa haye. pepetela ney iss kaam kaa upayog angola kii parampara aur unaki krantikari vichardhara key beach ack samvaad banaane key liye bhee kiya, jisamen yeh pataa lagaaya gayaa kii kinn paramparaon koo poshit kiya jaanaa chaahiye aur kinn mein badalaav kiya jaanaa chaahiye. "aventurus key roop mein..."yeh ack aisaa upanyaas haye joe pepetela key shuruati currier kaa udaaharan haye, joe angola key liye ack gahara pyaar, angola key itihas aur sanskriti, ack krantikari bhavna aur ack upadeshaatmak swar kaa pataa lagaane kii ichcha koo pradarshit kartaa haye. yeh upanyaas taba likhaa aur prakaashit kiya gayaa thaa jaba pepetela angola mein purvi morche parr aupaniveshik sarkaar seey lada rhaa thaa. isake vipareet, "muana puo" aur "meyombe" bhee taba likhe gaye they jaba way saamane seey kaam curr rahey they, lekin angol kii swatantrata key baad taka prakaashit naheen hue they.
jaba 1975 mein angola koo swatantrata millie, tou pepetela rashtrapati agostinho netto kii sarkaar mein shiksha key upa mantri baney. lekhak saat saal taka sarkaar kaa hissa rahey aur unhone apane lekhan key liye aur adhik samay dene key liye 1982 mein apana istifa saunp diyaa. upa mantri key roop mein apane karyakal key dauran unhone kaee upanyaas prakaashit kiye, jinamen "meyombe" bhee shamil haye, ack upanyaas joe 1970 key dashak kii shuruat mein ack sakriya aim. pee. ell. aeye. yoddha key roop mein likhaa gayaa thaa, jiska prakaashan kewal rashtrapati agostinho netto key spasht samarthan key saath huaa thaa. iss avadhi key dauran, pepetela ney apane lekhan mein vividhata laaee, saath hii dou naatak bhee likhe joe angola key itihas aur krantikari rajneeti parr kendrit they. pepetela iss poore samay key dauran angola lekhak sangh key shaasi mandal kaa hissa bhee they.
unake sarkari karyakal key dauran likhe gaye pepetela key naatak bhee "aventures dee nagunga" key roop mein vishayon koo darshaate hain. natakon mein seey pahala, "aeye corda", swatantrata key baad angola mein prakaashit honey vaalaa pahala poorna-lambai kaa naatakiya kaary thaa. yeh ack aisaa naatak haye, joe enaa mafalda leit key shabdon mein, "upadeshaatmak aur thodi vaichaarik seey adhik haye, joe ise seemit saahityik ruchi kaa banaata haye. yeh khel ack hii kriya mein haye aur isamen dou paksh angola parr rassakashi kaa khel khelate hain. ack paksh mein americi aur unake angola key graahak shamil hain, jabaki dusare paksh mein vibhinn jaatiyon key paanch gurilla ladaake hain joe aim. pee. ell. aeye. kaa pratinidhitva karate hain. pepetela ney joe agala naatak likhaa, "aeye rivolta daa kaasa doss idolos", ateet mein hotaa haye, joe 16veen shatabdi mein kongo samrajya aur angola key swatantrata sangram key beach samaantaon koo chitrit kartaa haye. leit likhate hain, "yeh naatak upadeshaatmak banaa huaa haye, lekin yeh aitihaasik samagri key upayog key mamle mein aur vishesh roop seey vaastavik miss aine seane kii jatilataon key mamle mein naveen haye.
sarkaar seey baahar nikalen, 1980 key dashak mein prakaashit kaary.
jaisa kii oopar ullekh kiya gayaa haye, pepetela ney ack sarkari mantri key roop mein apane samay key dauran kaee upanyaas prakaashit kiye. inmein seey "meyombe" sabse prasiddh haye. yeh upanyaas aim. pee. ell. aeye. mein ack gurilla key roop mein pepetela key samay kaa ack vivaran haye. upanyaas dou staron parr kaary kartaa haye, ack jisamen swatantrata sangram kii prakriti key baare mein paatron key vichaaron kaa pataa lagaaya jaataa haye, aur doosara joe rashtravadi senaniyon dwara anubhav kii gaee "kaarravaai aur ghatnaaon" kaa varnan kartaa haye. enaa mafalda leit upanyaas koo aalochanatmak aur veertapurna donon maanate hain, donon hii aim. pee. ell. aeye. dwara kathit roop seey manai jaane vaali jaatiya vividhata koo ujagar karane kaa prayaas karate hain aur angola key samaaj mein maujood adiwasi vibhajan koo bhee darshaate hain, joe antatah grih yuddh kaa kaaran banega jisane swatantrata seey 2002 taka key varshon mein rashtra koo alag curr diyaa. leit likhate hain kii "yuddh kaa vishay ack veertapurna aur mahakavya ayam maanata haye kyonki yeh ack sangharsh haye joe 'pitribhoomi' kii neenv koo paribhaashit kartaa haye.
1982 key anta mein sarkaar chhodane key baad, pepetela ney vishesh roop seey apane lekhan parr dhyaan kendrit karna shuru curr diyaa, aur apane abb taka key sabse mahatvakankshi upanyaas, "yaka" parr kaam shuru curr diyaa. "yaka", pahali baar 1984 mein prakaashit, ack vyaapak aitihaasik upanyaas haye joe 19veen shatabdi mein benguela aaney vaale purtagaali basane vaalon key ack parivaar key jeevan kii jaanch kartaa haye. pepetela key "yaka" likhane key vikalp mein apani utpatti parr shodh karane kii spasht ichcha dekhi jaa sakati haye. pepetela swayam, jaisa kii iss pravishti mein pahale ullekh kiya gayaa haye, benguela mein purtagaali basane vaalon key vanshaj hain. muana puo" kii tarah, "yaka" apani kathaa takneek mein paaramparik angolan aadhyatmik vastuon koo bhee shamil kartaa haye. jahan pahala upanyaas mask parr kendrit haye, yaka ack paaramparik lakadi kii moorti kaa upayog kartaa haye jiska upayog yaka dwara kiya jaataa haye, joe yuddh key abhiyojan key liye samarpit samajik sangathan hain, kathaa kii sanrachana key liye. enaa mafalda leit likhate hain, "yaka" ack saath paaramparik moolyon kii chetna aur nae desh kii 'rashtriyata kii pratyaashit bhavna' kaa prateek haye.  "yaka" ney 1986 mein saahitya key liye angola kaa rashtriya puraskar jeetaa.
pepetela ney poore dashak mein likhana jaari rakhaa, "oh kaao aeye oss kalwandas" prakaashit kiya, ack upanyaas joe "yaka" key prakaashan key ack saal baad, luanda key nivaasiyon aur swatantrata key baad seey unake parivartanon koo dekhta haye. yeh upanyaas ack german charvaahe kii luanda key madhyam seey bhatakane kii kahani kaa upayog karane key liye aur vibhinn prakaar kii kathaatmak awazon koo shamil karane key liye ullekhaniya haye. 1989 mein, unhone "aeye rivolta naa kaasa doses idolos" key samaan ack kriti "lueji" prakaashit kii, jisamen yeh angola key itihas aur desh kii samkaaleen sthiti key beach samaantaon koo darshaata haye. upanyaas mein 17veen shatabdi key angola key itihas mein ack mahatvapurna vyakti rajkumari lueji koo ack yuva nartaki key saath jodaa gayaa haye, joe ack samkaaleen tukade mein lueji kii bhoomika parr nritya curr rahee haye. enaa mafalda leit key shabdon mein, "lekhak kalanukramik roop seey una dou mahilaaon key baare mein likhate hain, jinka jeevan antatah upanyaas mein vilay honah shuru hoe jaataa haye."upanyaas mein, pepetela satrahavin shatabdi key angola key itihas koo phir seey prastut kartaa haye. yeh ack aisee pariyojana haye jise vaha apane 1994 key upanyaas "aeye gloriosa familia" mein 16veen shatabdi key saath phir seey shuru karenge.
naee saahityik dishaaen aur pramukh saahitya.
1990 key dashak mein, pepetela key lekhan ney angola key itihas mein ruchi pradarshit karna jaari rakhaa, lekin desh mein raajneetik sthiti kii adhik vidambana aur aalochana key saath jaanch karna bhee shuru curr diyaa. dashak kaa unakaa pahala upanyaas, 1992 kaa "aeye geracao daa eutopia", "meyombe" mein pahali baar uthaaye gaye kaee muddon koo sambodhit kartaa haye, lekin angola kii swatantrata key baad kii vaastaviktaa key drishtikon seey. angola key grihyuddh aur sarkaar mein teevra bhrashtachar donon ney pahale key upanyaas mein samarthit krantikari moolyon parr sawal uthaaye. enaa mafalda leit ney upanyaas koo "ack aalochanatmak aur sandehpurna pustak key roop mein varnit kiya haye, naa kii mohbhang kii pustak, nishchit roop seey" meyombe "key veertapurna gunon seey bahut door."iss upanyaas mein, pepetela ney apane paatron kaa manovaigyaanik roop seey adhik gaharaai seey vishleshan kiya haye, joe unhone apane pahale key karyon kii tulanaa mein kiya thaa aur ack bahut hii mahatvapurna rukh apanaaya haye. teen dashakon taka faile upanyaas koo chaar bhaagon mein vibhajit kiya gayaa haye, jinamen seey pratyek mein angola kii 20veen shatabdi key ack mahatvapurna pahalu koo shamil kiya gayaa haye, jisamen purtagaali aupaniveshik utpeedan, swatantrata key liye yuddh, grih yuddh aur 1990 key dashak kii shuruat mein hue yuddh seey sankshipt raahat shamil haye. itihas mein pepetela kii ruchi iss pustak mein spasht rahee, lekin angolan pratishthaan kii unaki aalochana kuchh naee thee joe baar-baar dikhaai degi.
1995 mein prakaashit dashak kaa unakaa agala upanyaas, "oh desejo dee kianda", "aeye geracao daa eutopia" mein pradarshit mohbhang koo prakat kartaa haye. upanyaas pepetela key kissy bhee poorv kaary kii tulanaa mein ack jadui yathaarthvaadi drishtikon koo adhik letaa haye, ack aisee sthiti koo prastut kartaa haye jahaan luanda kii kaee sabse badee imaaraten kinaxi chauk mein gir jaati hain aur sabhi nivaasiyon koo koee nuksan naheen hotaa haye. nayika, carmina kaaraa dee kyu naamak ack charitra, ack sarkari naukarshah key roop mein apana currier chhod detee haye aur ack hathiyar vikreta bunn jaati haye.
upanyaas parr ack nibandh mein, joe 11 sitambar, 2001 key hamalon key saath upanyaas key kendra bindu imaraton key dhahane kii tulanaa kartaa haye, phillip rothwell likhate hain kii upanyaas "kuchh mayanon mein pepetela key vishvaasghaat kiye gaye eutopia key gahan aur apmaanjanak chitran koo jaari rakhta haye. agale varsh unhone ack alag tarah kaa upanyaas "aeye gloriosa femilia" prakaashit kiya. yeh kaam dutch mool key ack pramukh angol parivaar vaine dunam parivaar kii kahani kii jaanch kartaa haye. pepetela ney upanyaas likhane key liye angola mein dutch kii kahani parr shodh karane mein kaee saal bitaaye. yeh upanyaas usee sanaki aur mohbhang swar koo pradarshit naheen kartaa haye jaisa kii unake dashak key anya upanyason mein kiya gayaa thaa, isake bajaay ack vyaapak aitihaasik kathaa haye jisamen kuchh jadui yathaarthvaadi swar shamil haye. halanki yeh upanyaas lekhak key anya karyon seey kaafee alag haye, lekin unake poore currier mein pramukh angol itihas key prati aakarshan shayed iss kaam mein isake sabse vaastavik phal parr aataa haye.
jaise-jaise 1990 key dashak mein angola mein sthiti adhik seey adhik khatarnak hoti gaee, pepetela ney lisban aur brazil mein adhik samay bitana shuru curr diyaa. apane jeevan key iss modd taka unake lekhan ney unhein purtagaali bhashi duniya mein prasiddh curr diyaa thaa. 1997 mein unhein leusophone saahitya key liye duniya key sarvocch sammaan camo puraskar seey sammaanit kiya gayaa thaa. pepetela iss pratishthit puraskar koo jeetane vaale pahale angolian aur dusare african lekhak hain.
naee sahasrabdi mein vyangya aur videshi kshitij.
pepetela 2000 key dashak mein ack vipul lekhak baney rahey hain. unake kaam ney "jaime bunda" upanyason kii shrinkhala key saath ack vyangyaatmak modd leey liya haye, jasusi upanyaas joe nae dashak mein luanda mein jeevan parr ack vyangyapurna drishtikon rakhate hain. stephen henighan likhate hain kii angola key dou sabse pramukh parivaaron mein jadon vaale ack ladkhadaate jasus jaime bunda kaa charitra, pepetela key drishtikon seey luanda creol aabaadi mein hue parivartanon kaa pratinidhitva kartaa haye. ack krantikari agradoot kaa pratinidhitva karane key bajaay joe ack naee angol pehchaan banaayega, luanda key creol koo upanyason mein ack cleptocratic kuleen varg key roop mein chitrit kiya gayaa haye. jaime bunda james bonned kii ack parody haye, jiska naam unake badey aakar key peechhe (purtagaali mein "bunda") seey nikla haye. yeh charitra james bonned filmon aur americi niji-aankh vaale upanyason donon key prati jununi haye, kuchh aisaa joe henighan kaa daavaa haye kii "vaichaarik roop seey aaropit" haye aur angola key avikasit tatvon koo darshaata haye. 2001 mein prakaashit upanyason mein seey pahale, "jaime bunda, agent secreto" mein, naayak ack hatyaa aur balatkar kii jaanch kartaa haye joe antatah usey carle botha naamak ack dakshin african jalsaj kii or leey jaataa haye, joe dakshin africa key poorv pradhaan mantri pee.doubleu. botha, jinhone 1970 aur 1980 key dashak mein angola mein dakshin african hastakshep koo anivarya kiya thaa. doosara upanyaas, "jaime bunda aeye aeye morte doo americano", 2003 mein prakaashit huaa, joe luanda key bajaay benguela mein sthaapit haye, aur angola mein americi prabhaav seey sambandhit haye, kyonki jaime bunda ack americi kii hatyaa kii jaanch kartaa haye aur ack americi aff. bee. aaee. agent koo bahakaane kii koshish kartaa haye. yeh upanyaas pepetela kii yuu kii aalochana koo bhee prastut kartaa haye.aiss. videsh neeti, kyonki angola pulis kaa bhaari vyavhaar una tarikon koo darshaata haye jinase amerikiyon ney usee avadhi key dauran sandigdh aatankvaadiyon seey nipata. upanyaas purtagaali prakaashak dome quixot dwara prakaashit kiye gaye they aur purtagaal mein behad lokpriya they, jinhen anya europeeya deshon jaise germany mein bhee kuchh safalata millie thee, jahaan ateet mein pepetela apekshaakrit agyaat thaa.
pepetela ney dashak key dauran anya prakaar key upanyaas bhee prakaashit kiye. 2000 key dashak mein prakaashit honey vaali unaki pahali pustak "aeye montanha daa agua lilas" (2000) thee, joe bachchon kii ack pustak thee joe samajik anyaay kii jadon koo bhee dekhti haye. 2005 mein, "jaime bunda" upanyason kii safalata key baad, unhone "predadors" prakaashit kiya, joe angola key shaasak varg kii unaki abb taka kii sabse teekhi aalochana thee. yeh upanyaas swatantrata key baad angola mein ghatit hotaa haye aur ack nimn naukarshah vladimiro caposo kii kahani kaa anusaran kartaa haye, joe ack vyavasaayi bunn jaataa haye. igor cusack naayak koo ack "janleva, dhokhadhadi karane vaale vyavasaayi gangster" key roop mein varnit kartaa haye... saathi sharkon key samudra mein rehna. haalaanki unhone angola mein nauveu ritch varg kii aalochana karna shuru curr diyaa thaa, jahan taka kii "ack geracao daa eutopia", yeh "jaime bunda upanyason" aur "predadors" key madhyam seey dekhaa jaa sakata haye kii 2000 key dashak taka yeh vishay pepetela key kaam mein ack pramukh bunn gayaa thaa.
2000 key dashak key antim varshon mein 2007,2008 aur 2009 mein upanyason key saath pepetela key vipul currier kii nirantarta dekhi gaee haye. 2007 kaa upanyaas "oh terrorista dee berkley, california" poori tarah seey yuu. aiss. mein sthaapit haye.aiss. aur angola seey nyuntam sambandh haye. yeh pustak aatankvaad key baare mein vartamaan drishtikon aur aadhunik samaaj mein maujood praudyogiki key pahaluon seey bhee sambandhit haye. apane pahale key kaee upanyason kii tarah, pepetela ney haal hii mein angolian "diarrhoe dee noticius" key saath ack sakshatkar mein daavaa kiya kii iss upanyaas koo prakaashit karane kaa irada naheen thaa, balki unhone ise apane liye likhaa thaa. unakaa agala upanyaas, "oh kwese fim dou mundo" (2008) bhee ack vyaktigat abhyaas key roop mein likhaa gayaa thaa. yeh ack aisaa kaam haye joe vigyaan kathaa key kshetra koo chhoone lagata haye, joe una logon key saamane aaney vaali chunautiyon koo chitrit kartaa haye joe paate hain kii way prithvi parr bache hue antim jeevit prani hain. yeye paatr, joe ack vaishvik aapada seey butch gaye hain, africa mein bhoomi key ack chhote seey tukade parr ikattha hotey hain (jiss pepetela parr jore diyaa jaataa haye kii yeh usa jagah key bahut karib haye jahan manavata kii utpatti hui haye) aur unhein kissy prakaar kii naee duniya banaane key prayaas key saath chunauti dee jaati haye. yeh pustak "oh terrorista dee berkley" key saath shuru hui pravritti koo jaari rakhti haye..."isamen kii yeh angola mein sthaapit naheen haye, naa hii yeh spasht roop seey angola kii vaastaviktaa seey sambandhit haye. 2000 key dashak kaa antim upanyaas, "oh planalto aeye estep", jabaki yeh angola seey sambandhit haye, pichhale dashak mein pepetela key vishayon key antarrashtriyakaran koo darshaata haye. yeh pustak ack shwet angola aur ack mangolian key beach prem sambandh seey sambandhit haye, jisase vaha masco mein adhyayan karate samay mille they. upanyaas huila praant mein naayak julio key bachpan key vivaran key madhyam seey angolan prakriti kii khoj key pepetela key kuchh shuruati vishayon parr bhee lautata haye.
apane lekhan key liye khud koo samarpit karane key alawa, pepetela ney bhee padhaaya. 1982 seey 2008 mein adhyaapan seey apani sevaanivritti taka way angola vishvavidyalaya mein vastukala key sankaay mein samajshastra key professor they, jise abb agostinho netto vishvavidyalaya key roop mein jaanaa jaataa haye. way 2002 mein rutgers vishvavidyalaya aur 2003 mein california berkley vishvavidyalaya mein visiting professor they.

