Petals of Blood: 1 - Brossura

Wa Thiong'o, Ngugi

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ISBN 10: 0143039172 ISBN 13: 9780143039174

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2005

Riassunto

The baffling murders of three African directors of a foreign-owned brewery are set against the backdrop of the intertwined stories of the four suspects in the crime, in a novel, first published in 1977, about the struggles of a modern Third World nation. Reprint.

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“One of the greatest writers of our time.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Guardian

“His novels . . . have been deservedly canonized by the iconic [Penguin Classics] series.” —The Wall Street Journal

“Ambitious, caustic, and impassioned.” —The New Yorker
 
“A mind-blowing political statement, an anguished cry of despair . . . a bombshell.” —The Weekly Review (Kenya)

L'autore:

Ngugi wa Thiong’o was born in Limuru, Kenya, in 1938. One of the leading African writers and scholars at work today, he is the author of many novels, short stories, essays, a memoir, and several plays, and recipient of numerous high honors. Currently he is Distinguished Professor in the School of Humanities and director of the International Center for Writing and Translation at the University of California, Irvine.

Moses Isegawa was born in Uganda and is the author of the novels Abyssinian Chronicles and Snakepit.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0143039172
• ISBN 13: 9780143039174
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432