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An Elegy for Easterly

Af: Petina Gappah Engelsk Paperback

An Elegy for Easterly

Af: Petina Gappah Engelsk Paperback
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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 that his job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlour brings unexpected riches; a politician''s widow stands quietly by at her husband''s funeral as his colleagues bury an empty casket.

Petina Gappah''s characters may have ordinary hopes and dreams, but they are living in a world where a loaf of bread costs half a million dollars - a country expected to have only four presidents in a hundred years. In this spirited debut, Gappah evokes the resilience and inventiveness of the people who struggle to live under Robert Mugabe''s regime whilst also battling issues common to all people everywhere: failed promises, unfulfilled dreams, and the yearning for something to anchor them to life.

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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 that his job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlour brings unexpected riches; a politician''s widow stands quietly by at her husband''s funeral as his colleagues bury an empty casket.

Petina Gappah''s characters may have ordinary hopes and dreams, but they are living in a world where a loaf of bread costs half a million dollars - a country expected to have only four presidents in a hundred years. In this spirited debut, Gappah evokes the resilience and inventiveness of the people who struggle to live under Robert Mugabe''s regime whilst also battling issues common to all people everywhere: failed promises, unfulfilled dreams, and the yearning for something to anchor them to life.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9780571246946
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 057124694X
Udg. Dato: 3 dec 2009
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 128mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Faber & Faber
Oplagsdato: 3 dec 2009
Forfatter(e): Petina Gappah
Forfatter(e) Petina Gappah


Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur


ISBN-13 9780571246946


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 288


Udgave


Længde 20mm


Bredde 128mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 3 dec 2009


Oplagsdato 3 dec 2009


Forlag Faber & Faber