Reviewed by: Anti-Empire: Decolonial Interventions in Lusophone Literatures by F. Daniel Silva Débora Zamorano Silva, F. Daniel. Anti-Empire: Decolonial Interventions in Lusophone Literatures. Liverpool UP, 2018. Pp. 319 ISBN 978-1-78694-100-8. Anti-Empire: Decolonial Interventions in Lusophone Literatures is a ground-breaking attempt to explain Portuguese imperialism through a more extensive interpretation of imperial power. The study explores different literary works from different Lusophone places and periods during the last century, such as Cabo Verde, Brazil, Portugal, and others. The works enable the reader to understand the political contexts in which the texts were written, as well as their opposing views about the Empire and forms of decolonization that such works provide. According to Silva, decolonization generates the reconstruction of eroding indigenous life. The book encourages the reader to reflect upon anti-imperial awareness and meaning. As Silva points out, "the works explored thus far in this volume have, in different ways and through different approaches, grappled with Empire's signification of time, space, and bodies, confronting imperial taxonomies of human life, while offering interrogations of the performance of subjectivity in relation to power" (237). One of the book's strength is the examples of decolonization it provides in the first six chapters, which contain reflections about topics such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and others. A good illustration of this is the author's elucidation on Mario and Oswald de Andrade's version of Antropofagia and its post-discourse, which touches upon the Brazilian myth of racial democracy, existent in Brazil until this day and age. The arguments are well-rounded and make it simple for the readers to perceive the struggles between the colonial power and the decolonial projects that attempted to object to the dominant forms of power and challenge them. Another interesting example Silva shows of decolonization is through Olinda Beja's work. In her first collection of poetry, Beja describes her trajectory as an African girl who migrates to Europe. In her poem "Visão," Beja demonstrates how the European elites transformed her into an European girl so that she could be accepted in this new society. A riveting example of her transformation relates to her physical and cultural changes. Beja's poetry certainly offers reflection on Empire's dominance and decolonization. Another highlight is certainly the "Transgendering of Jesus" through the work of Mario Lucio Souza, where the figure of Jesus embodied as white masculinity walks the earth in the body of an elderly African woman. Through this literary work, the author provides the reader with different forms of knowledge in relation to issues such as power and masculinity. Anti-Empire is an informative book that provides an understanding of important factors that led to anti-imperial thoughts in Lusophone countries via scholarly texts from different literary movements. The book is rich and enlightening both in terms of its literary aspects and the alternatives they propose for decolonization, and thus the idea of a more inclusive society. The study explores texts from different twentieth-century colonial contexts and provide precise and pertinent reflections on decolonial alternatives to imperial culture, history, politics and knowledge. However, there is more information that the author could have included to enrich the book even more. For example, Silva could have provided more details about the process [End Page 628] of independence in Angola, which was not as smooth as it was in other Lusophone nations. Therefore, it would be interesting to see a sequel of this book with more decolonial reflections through different texts and facts. This study is extremely relevant and of interest for anyone who researches about Lusophone countries literature and their political and historical contexts, as well as decolonial forms of knowledge. The book is enlightening, easy to understand and presented in a logical manner. In addition, it certainly provides an important contribution to the field of Lusophone studies and their post-colonial historical, cultural and economic issues. Débora Zamorano University of Texas at El Paso Copyright © 2020 Middlebury College Publications