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19 produkter
Book of Memory
Häftad, 2016
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (5)
130 kr
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Moving between the vibrant townships of the poor and the suburbs and country retreats of the rich, The Book of Memory is a compelling, contemporary tale of love, obsession and the cruelty of fate. Memory is an albino woman, languisihing in prison in Harare, Zimbabwe. At nine years old she was …
Elegy for Easterly
Faber Stories
E-bok, 2019
33 kr
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Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. The government has cleaned up Harare for the Queen of England's visit. 'The townships are too full of people, they said, gather them up and put them in the …
Elegy for Easterly
Häftad, 2009
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
126 kr
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Winner of the Guardian First Book Award, and shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor Short Story Award, this is an unforgettable collection of powerful stories by a stunning young voice from Zimbabwe.A woman in a township is surrounded by dusty children but longs for a baby of her own; an old man finds …
Elegy for Easterly
E-bok, 2009
115 kr
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A woman in a township in Zimbabwe is surrounded by throngs of dusty children but longs for a baby of her own; an old man finds that his job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlour brings unexpected riches; a politician's widow quietly stands by at her husband's funeral watching his colleagues …
Memorys bok
E-bok, 2017
79 kr
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Det här är en historia om att inte passa in. Det är historien om Memory: en ung kvinna som sitter på death row i kvinnofängelset i Zimbabwes huvudstad Harare. Memory sticker ut bland sina medfångar. Hon är bildad och privilegierad, och hon är albino. Hon är också den enda av fångarna som är dömd …
Book of Memory
E-bok, 2015
115 kr
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The story you have asked me to tell begins not with the ignominious ugliness of Lloyd's death but on a long-ago day in April when the sun seared my blistered face and I was nine years old and my father and mother sold me to a strange man. I say my father and my mother, but really it was just my …
Rotten Row
Häftad, 2017
130 kr
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It is just after nine o'clock in the morning. Gidza will die in exactly forty-three minutes and thirteen seconds.'Rotten Row' is the Criminal Division of Harare, and the courts and the unfortunates who pass through them are the subjects of this mesmerising collection of stories. In these portraits …
Rotten Row
E-bok, 2016
115 kr
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In her accomplished new story collection, Petina Gappah crosses the barriers of class, race, gender and sexual politics in Zimbabwe to explore the causes and effects of crime, and to meditate on the nature of justice. Rotten Row represents a leap in artistry and achievement from the award-winning …
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
Häftad, 2020
127 kr
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Prize-winning author Petina Gappah's tale of Dr Livingstone's epic journey through nineteenth-century Africa is 'incredible' (Yaa Gyasi), 'powerful' (Jesmyn Ward), and 'beautiful' (Anthony Doerr).'A fine writer.' J.M. Coetzee 'Wonderful.' The Times'Captivating.' GuardianThis is the story of the …
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
E-bok, 2020
131 kr
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ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 2020 FICTION HIGHLIGHTS: Petina Gappah's epic journey through nineteenth-century Africa is 'engrossing, beautiful and deeply imaginative.' (Yaa Gyasi)This is the story of the body of Bwana Daudi, the Doctor, the explorer David Livingstone - and the sixty-nine men and women who …
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
A Novel
Ljudbok, 2019
380 kr
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“Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative” (Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing ), this epic novel about the explorer David Livingstone and the extraordinary group of Africans who carry his body across impossible terrain “illuminates the agonies of colonialism and blind loyalty” ( O, The Oprah …
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
A Novel
E-bok, 2019
173 kr
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“Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative” (Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing ), this epic novel about the explorer David Livingstone and the extraordinary group of Africans who carry his body across impossible terrain “illuminates the agonies of colonialism and blind loyalty” ( O, The Oprah …
Aus der Dunkelheit strahlendes Licht
Roman
E-bok, 2019
227 kr
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Ein großer Roman über ein unbekanntes Stück afrikanischer Kolonialgeschichte, fiktionalisiert zu einer spannenden Abenteuerreise - erzählt von einer der aufregendsten afropolitischen Stimmen unserer Gegenwart.Seit ihrer Jugend ist Petina Gappah von der Geschichte um David Livingstone besessen – dem …
Pimeydestä loistaa valo
E-bok, 2021
221 kr
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Livingstonen viimeinen matka Nerokas romaani tohtori Livingstonen saattueen viimeisestä matkasta halki Afríkan. Kun tutkimusmatkailija David Livingstone menehtyy etsiessään Niilin lähteitä, hänen seurueensa on vaikean kysymyksen edessä: pitäisikö heidän haudata tutkimusmatkailija vai kuljettaa …
Pimeydestä loistaa valo
Ljudbok, 2019
231 kr
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Livingstonen viimeinen matka Nerokas romaani tohtori Livingstonen saattueen viimeisestä matkasta halki Afríkan. Kun tutkimusmatkailija David Livingstone menehtyy etsiessään Niilin lähteitä, hänen seurueensa on vaikean kysymyksen edessä: pitäisikö heidän haudata tutkimusmatkailija vai kuljettaa …
