An Elegy for Easterly - Brossura

Gappah, Petina

Brossura

ISBN 10: 057124694X ISBN 13: 9780571246946

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2009

Riassunto

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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Descrizione del libro:

An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah is an unforgettable collection of stories set in Zimbabwe, and the winner of the Guardian First Book Award.

L'autore:

Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer with law degrees from Cambridge, Graz University and the University of Zimbabwe. Her short fiction and essays have been published in eight countries. She lives with her son Kush in Geneva, where she works as counsel in an international organisation that provides legal aid on international trade law to developing countries. She is currently completing The Book of Memory, her first novel.

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• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 057124694X
• ISBN 13: 9780571246946
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288