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She Would Be King

Af: Wayetu Moore Engelsk Paperback

She Would Be King

Af: Wayetu Moore Engelsk Paperback
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"Wayétu Moore is an inspiration . . . her book is a gift" Imbolo Mbue


"The book is unforgettable . . . irresistibly evocative and fierce. She Would Be King is a masterfully wrought alternate history of magical black resistance" Star Tribune


"This novel dazzles with beauty and transcendent, transformative humanity" Sarah Jessica Parker


In the west African village of Lai, red-haired Gbessa is cursed at birth and exiled on suspicion of being a witch. Bitten by a viper and left for dead, she survives to discover a new life with a group of African American settlers in the colony of Monrovia.


Then Gbessa meets two extraordinary others; June Dey - a man of unusual strength, born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia - and Norman Aragon, the child of a white British coloniser and a Maroon slave from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, who can fade from sight at will.


Soon all three realise that they are cursed - or perhaps, uniquely gifted. Together they protect the weak and vulnerable, but only Gbessa can salvage the tense relationship between the settlers and the indigenous tribes.

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In her transcendent debut, Wayétu Moore illuminates the tumultuous roots of Liberia, blending history and magical realism in a profound tale of resistance and humanity.

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"Wayétu Moore is an inspiration . . . her book is a gift" Imbolo Mbue


"The book is unforgettable . . . irresistibly evocative and fierce. She Would Be King is a masterfully wrought alternate history of magical black resistance" Star Tribune


"This novel dazzles with beauty and transcendent, transformative humanity" Sarah Jessica Parker


In the west African village of Lai, red-haired Gbessa is cursed at birth and exiled on suspicion of being a witch. Bitten by a viper and left for dead, she survives to discover a new life with a group of African American settlers in the colony of Monrovia.


Then Gbessa meets two extraordinary others; June Dey - a man of unusual strength, born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia - and Norman Aragon, the child of a white British coloniser and a Maroon slave from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, who can fade from sight at will.


Soon all three realise that they are cursed - or perhaps, uniquely gifted. Together they protect the weak and vulnerable, but only Gbessa can salvage the tense relationship between the settlers and the indigenous tribes.

>

In her transcendent debut, Wayétu Moore illuminates the tumultuous roots of Liberia, blending history and magical realism in a profound tale of resistance and humanity.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9781911590132
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1911590138
Kategori: Moderne Samtidslitteratur
Udg. Dato: 2 apr 2020
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Pushkin Press
Oplagsdato: 2 apr 2020
Forfatter(e): Wayetu Moore
Forfatter(e) Wayetu Moore

Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur

ISBN-13 9781911590132

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 368

Udgave

Længde 26mm

Bredde 197mm

Højde 129mm

Udg. Dato 2 apr 2020

Oplagsdato 2 apr 2020

Forlag Pushkin Press