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The Shadow of Things to Come
Kossi Efoui
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Description for The Shadow of Things to Come
Hardback. In an unnamed African nation, the people are subject to a state of perpetual warfare and an Orwellian abuse of language that strips away meaning and renders life senseless. And in a bare room lit only by moonlight, a young man hides, waiting for the mysterious crocodile-men to come and help him escape from the violent tyranny of the state. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The Africa List. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
In an unnamed African nation, the people are subject to a state of perpetual warfare and an Orwellian abuse of language that strips away meaning and renders life senseless. And in a bare room lit only by moonlight, a young man hides, waiting for the mysterious crocodile-men to come and help him escape from the violent tyranny of the state. While he waits, he tells his story. This is Kossi Efoui's catastrophic and carnivalesque dreamscape, the dark setting of "The Shadow of Things to Come". Here, men and women are taken in the night, spirited away from their families and ... Read more
In an unnamed African nation, the people are subject to a state of perpetual warfare and an Orwellian abuse of language that strips away meaning and renders life senseless. And in a bare room lit only by moonlight, a young man hides, waiting for the mysterious crocodile-men to come and help him escape from the violent tyranny of the state. While he waits, he tells his story. This is Kossi Efoui's catastrophic and carnivalesque dreamscape, the dark setting of "The Shadow of Things to Come". Here, men and women are taken in the night, spirited away from their families and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
The Africa List
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857420992
SKU
V9780857420992
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About Kossi Efoui
Kossi Efoui was born in Anfoin, Togo in 1962. He lives in France. Chris Turner is a writer and translator who lives in Birmingham, England.
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