The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi: A Novel - Brossura

Japin, Arthur

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0375718893 ISBN 13: 9780375718892

Casa editrice: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2002

Riassunto

The arrival of two African princes in Holland in 1837 causes a deep disturbance among the two cousins, who find their innocence stripped away as they attend boarding school and learn European ways. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“[F]ascinatingly ambitious . . . . [A] haunting and highly unusual historical novel.” --The New York Times

“A classic tragedy . . . . This is a true story, fully and humanly imagined, and that is the measure of Japin’s accomplishment.” --San Francisco Chronicle

“A virtuoso recreation of an extraordinary life.” --London Daily Telegraph

“A mesmerizing tale.” --Time Out New York

“Deeply thought and intricately worked . . . . The whole is as seamless in its artistry as it is moving in its emotional investigations.” --Times Literary Supplement

“[A] powerful story . . . . a fascinating study of how people deal with difference” --Financial Times

“[A] tour de force . . . be prepared for surprises on every page.” --The Dallas Morning News

“[R]ich and risky . . . . A deeply humane book, a spectacularly exotic subject.” --New York Times Book Review
“[Q]uietly devastating . . . . [T]akes a subject that by now may look stale . . . and gives it back its rich and tragic color.” --New York Magazine

“Gorgeous . . . . [A] work that affirms the human heart’s resilience even as it reveals its darkest prejudice.” —Newsday

L'autore:

Arthur Japin lives in Amsterdam.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375718893
• ISBN 13: 9780375718892
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400