Pepetela can be rightly placed in the category of the modern thinkers of the world. For one to get a grasp of his theory, one must go through a series of his works which reveals his ideals and thoughts about the contemporary society and with a bias to the Angolan nation. Indeed, much of the works of Pepetela concentrate on the nationalism struggle, the reality of nation building, colonialism and its attendant consequences.
In his theory, Pepetela debunks the mythology on the Angolan society. He first casts aspersions onto the concept of nationhood as understood by most people. He observes that ...
