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The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo par Orner, Peter

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Très bon
Un livre qui n’a pas l’air neuf et qui a été lu, mais qui est en excellent état. La couverture ne présente aucun dommage apparent et la jaquette (si applicable) est incluse (dans le cas des livres à reliure). Il n'y a aucune page manquante ou endommagée, aucun pli, aucune déchirure, aucun passage surligné ou souligné et aucune inscription en marge. Il est possible que le contreplat porte d'infimes marques d'identification. Le livre présente des traces d'usure infimes. Afficher toutes les définitions d'état(s'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre ou un nouvel onglet)
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“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780316066334
Book Title
Second Coming of MAVALA Shikongo : a Novel
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Item Length
8.2 in
Publication Year
2007
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Peter Orner
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Romance / Multicultural & Interracial, Cultural Heritage, General, Literary
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316066338
ISBN-13
9780316066334
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57097050

Product Key Features

Book Title
Second Coming of MAVALA Shikongo : a Novel
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Romance / Multicultural & Interracial, Cultural Heritage, General, Literary
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Author
Peter Orner
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Lyrical, comical, full-blown . . . A gifted short-story writer gives us his first booklength work of fiction, and does so with flair and panache."-- Alan Cheuse , Chicago Tribune, Peter Orner's debut reads like a perfectly formed masterpiece of such idiosyncratic voice and story that I can't imagine my shelves now without it., "A starvation diary about desire, with as much sexual tension as a bodicebuster? Orner hits the right notes and no others."-- Mark Schone, New York Times Book Revew, "Mavala Shikongo is one of the most deftly rendered and unforgettable characters in recent fiction. The men of Goas fall in love with her and the reader is helpless, too--she is a revolution unto herself. Orner's book is always elegant and always true, and its wistful and even hallucinatory mood haunts the mind for months after finishing it."-- Dave Eggers, "A starvation diary about desire, with as much sexual tension as a bodicebuster? Orner hits the right notes and no others."-- Mark Schone , New York Times Book Revew, A starvation diary about desire, with as much sexual tension as a bodicebuster? Orner hits the right notes and no others., Mavala Shikongo is one of the most deftly rendered and unforgettable characters in recent fiction. The men of Goas fall in love with her and the reader is helpless, too--she is a revolution unto herself. Orner's book is always elegant and always true, and its wistful and even hallucinatory mood haunts the mind for months after finishing it., "Lyrical, comical, full-blown . . . A gifted short-story writer gives us his first booklength work of fiction, and does so with flair and panache."-- Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune, "Peter Orner's debut reads like a perfectly formed masterpiece of such idiosyncratic voice and story that I can't imagine my shelves now without it."-- Alexandra Fuller, author of, Lyrical, comical, full-blown . . . A gifted short-story writer gives us his first booklength work of fiction, and does so with flair and panache.
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Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
Set in Namibia just after independence in the early 1990s, Peter Orner's first novel is a chronicle of the long days, short loves, and cold nights at Goas, an all-boys Catholic primary school so deep in the veld that "even the baboons feel sorry for us." Though physically isolated in semi-desert beneath a relentless sun, the people of Goas create an alternate, more fertile universe through the stories they tell each other. The book's central character is Mavala Shikongo, a combat veteran who fought in Namibia's long war for independence against South Africa. She has recently returned to the school -- with a child, but no husband. Mavala is modern, restless, and driven, in sharp contrast to conservative Goas. All the male teachers (including a bumbling but observant volunteer from Cincinnati) try not to fall in love with her. Everyone fails -- immediately and miserably. This extraordinary first novel explores the history of a place through the stories of its people. But above all it's about the fleetingness of love and the endurance of fellowship., This utterly original debut novel from the prizewinning author of "Esther Stories" takes a young American to a school in Africa, where he falls for a woman of far deeper experience., When Mavala Shikongo deserted them, the teachers at the boys' school in Goas weren't surprised. How could they be? She was too beautiful, too powerful, and too mysterious for their tiny, remote, and arid world. They knew only one essential fact about their departed colleague: she was a combat veteran of Namibia's brutal war for independence. When Mavala returns to Goas with a baby son, all are awed by her boldness. The teachers try hard, once again, not to fall in love with her. They fail, immediately and miserably, especially the American volunteer, Larry Kaplanski.
LC Classification Number
PS3615.R58
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2007

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