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Story Of Anna P
Penny Busetto
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Description for Story Of Anna P
Paperback. The Story of Anna P is a sparse disturbing novel reflecting the past, present and future of a woman, Anna P, who lives on an island off the coast of Italy but can no longer remember how she got there. She comes from South Africa but has almost no memories of the place or people there. The only person she has any relationship with is a sex worker wh Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
This sparse, disturbing novel reflects the past, present, and future of a woman, Anna P, who lives on an island off the coast of Italy but can no longer remember how she got there. She comes from South Africa but has almost no memories of the place or people there. The only person she has any relationship with is a sex worker whom she pays by the hour. She has abusive encounters with unknown men, and it is not clear whether she occasionally kills these men or not. It is only when she begins to connect emotionally with a young ... Read more
This sparse, disturbing novel reflects the past, present, and future of a woman, Anna P, who lives on an island off the coast of Italy but can no longer remember how she got there. She comes from South Africa but has almost no memories of the place or people there. The only person she has any relationship with is a sex worker whom she pays by the hour. She has abusive encounters with unknown men, and it is not clear whether she occasionally kills these men or not. It is only when she begins to connect emotionally with a young ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781431410163
SKU
V9781431410163
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About Penny Busetto
Penny Busetto is studying toward an interdisciplinary doctorate in English and psychology affiliated with University of Cape Town's English department.
Reviews for Story Of Anna P
"A book which could be read anywhere in the modern globalized world as a beautiful piece of literature. It is South African and yet not South African ... The overall effect and aftertaste is lyrical and haunting." - Jury Panel, European Union Literary Award 2013