Whiteman - Brossura

D'Souza, Tony

Brossura

ISBN 10: 015603249X ISBN 13: 9780156032490

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2007

Riassunto

In an Ivory Coast village where Christians and Muslims are squaring off for war, against a backdrop of bloody conflict and vibrant African life, Jack Diaz—an American relief worker—and Mamadou, his village guardian, learn that hate knows no color and that true heroism waits where we least expect it.

During lulls in the violence, Jack learns the cycles of Africa—of hunting in the rain forest, cultivating the yam, and navigating the nuances of the language; of witchcraft, storytelling, and chivalry. Despite the omnipresence of AIDS, he courts a stunning Peul girl, meets his neighbor’s wife in the darkened forest, and desperately pursues the village flirt. Still, Jack spends many nights alone in his hut, longing for love in a place where his skin color excludes him.

Brimming with dangerous passions and the pressures of life in a time of war, Whiteman is a stunning debut and a tale of desire, isolation, humor, action, and fear.

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PRAISE FOR WHITEMAN

"What makes Whiteman so affecting is D?Souza?s understanding of what it?s like to fall in love with people who will never be like you, with a place that will never be home and with a troubled continent that?despite your best intentions?you can do nothing to save."?PEOPLE (Critic?s Choice)

"Quirky, seductive and funny. The author has acquired the arts of a master storyteller, and each little tale nestled in this novel has an intoxicating, fireside charm."?LAURA MILLER, SALON

L'autore:

TONY D’SOUZA’s fiction has been published in the New Yorker, Playboy, Black Warrior Review, the Literary Review, and Tin House. He has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and lives in Sarasota, Florida.



TONY D’SOUZA’s fiction has been published in the New Yorker, Playboy, Black Warrior Review, the Literary Review, and Tin House. He has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and lives in Sarasota, Florida.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 015603249X
• ISBN 13: 9780156032490
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 279