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The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi
Arthur Japin
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Description for The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi
Paperback. In 1837, two young African princes arrive at the court of Willem I in the Netherlands. Treated as curiosities by white people, their friendship suffers and their paths diverge. Years later, as the 20th century dawns, the elderly Kwasi sits down to write his autobiography. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
In 1837, two young African princes arrive at the court of Willem I in the Netherlands. They have been given to the Dutch by the King of the Ashanti as surety in a deal over illegal slave trading. The two boys think they have been sent to acquire a European education, but time passes. They forget their native language and become exiles. Treated as curiosities by white people, their friendship suffers and their paths diverge. Years later, as the twentieth century dawns, the elderly Kwasi, now owner of a coffee plantation in Java, sits down to write his autobiography. ... Read more
In 1837, two young African princes arrive at the court of Willem I in the Netherlands. They have been given to the Dutch by the King of the Ashanti as surety in a deal over illegal slave trading. The two boys think they have been sent to acquire a European education, but time passes. They forget their native language and become exiles. Treated as curiosities by white people, their friendship suffers and their paths diverge. Years later, as the twentieth century dawns, the elderly Kwasi, now owner of a coffee plantation in Java, sits down to write his autobiography. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099287872
SKU
V9780099287872
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Ref
99-40
About Arthur Japin
Arthur Japin's first novel The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi was in international bestseller and has since been adapted for the stage, opera and film. Casanova went straight into the Dutch bestseller lists and won the prestigious Libris prize.
Reviews for The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi
Beautifully crafted and spellbinding
Daily Mail
A bravura rendering of historical detail... Japin's greatest accomplishment is the narrator's tone in which the voice of an embittered old man merges with that of a perceptive but scared and betrayed child
Independent on Sunday
An elegant and ultimately moving fictional reworking of another troubling chapter of Europeans in ... Read more
Daily Mail
A bravura rendering of historical detail... Japin's greatest accomplishment is the narrator's tone in which the voice of an embittered old man merges with that of a perceptive but scared and betrayed child
Independent on Sunday
An elegant and ultimately moving fictional reworking of another troubling chapter of Europeans in ... Read more