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21 produkter
Devil That Danced on the Water
A Daughter’s Memoir
Häftad, 2003
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
165 kr
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An intimate and moving portrait of a family combined with an account of the events which swept through Africa in the post-independence period.Aminatta Forna’s intensely personal history is a passionate and vivid account of an African childhood – of an idyll that became a nightmare. As a child she …
Devil That Danced on the Water
A Daughter’s Memoir
E-bok, 2011
162 kr
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An intimate and moving portrait of a family combined with an account of the events which swept through Africa in the post-independence period.Aminatta Forna’s intensely personal history is a passionate and vivid account of an African childhood – of an idyll that became a nightmare. As a child she …
Mother of All Myths
E-bok, 2012
62 kr
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A provocative and debate-inspiring book which explores the pressure, politics, philosophy and culture of motherhood in today’s society.Motherhood has changed. For several decades there has been tension between traditional ideas and modern values of mothering. For years the trend was away from the …
Ancestor Stones
Häftad, 2007
143 kr
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Abie follows the arc of a letter from London back to Africa to a coffee plantation that now could be hers if she wants it. Standing among the ruined groves she strains to hear the sound of the past, but the layers of years are too many. Thus begins the gathering of her family's history through the …
Memory of Love
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize
Häftad, 2011
178 kr
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Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2011'A writer of great talent and courage' MONICA ALI'An affecting, passionate and intelligent novel about the redemptive power of love and storytelling' TELEGRAPH_____________________Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1969.On a hot January evening that he will remember for …
Memory of Love
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize
E-bok, 2010
183 kr
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Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2011 ''A writer of great talent and courage'' MONICA ALI ''An affecting, passionate and intelligent novel about the redemptive power of love and storytelling'' TELEGRAPH _____________________ Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1969. On a hot January evening that he will …
Hired Man
E-bok, 2013
138 kr
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A powerful novel about the indelible effects of war and the memories which stir beneath the silence of a quiet Croatian town, from Orange Prize-shortlisted and Commonwealth Writers'' Prize-winning author Aminatta Forna ''Supremely masterful'' INDEPENDENT ''The Hired Man seals her reputation as …
Ancestor Stones
E-bok, 2011
141 kr
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Abie follows the arc of a letter from London back to Africa to a coffee plantation that now could be hers if she wants it. Standing among the ruined groves she strains to hear the sound of the past, but the layers of years are too many. Thus begins the gathering of her family''s history through the …
Hired Man
Häftad, 2014
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
178 kr
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A powerful novel about the indelible effects of war and the memories which stir beneath the silence of a quiet Croatian town, from Orange Prize-shortlisted and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning author Aminatta Forna'Supremely masterful' INDEPENDENT'The Hired Man seals her reputation as arguably …
Happiness
Häftad, 2019
137 kr
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'Forna’s voice is relentlessly compelling, her ability to summon atmosphere extraordinary ... A thing of lasting beauty' OBSERVERSHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2019A breathtaking novel from Orange Prize-shortlisted and Commonwealth Writers’ Prize-winning …
Happiness
E-bok, 2018
141 kr
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''Forna''s voice is relentlessly compelling, her ability to summon atmosphere extraordinary ... A thing of lasting beauty'' OBSERVER SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2019 A breathtaking novel from Orange Prize-shortlisted and Commonwealth Writers'' …
Not Quite Right For Us
Av Xiaolu Guo, Kerry Hudson m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
185 kr
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Defiant, humorous, empathetic and insightful, 'Not Quite Right For Us' pierces through the hierarchical mechanics of class, race, gender. A celebration of outsiderness and an ode to otherness, 'Not Quite Right For Us' is a singular collection of stories, essays and poems by a dynamic mix of …
