The In-Between World of Vikram Lall

Vassanji, M.G.

ISBN 10: 1841955388 / ISBN 13: 9781841955384

Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd, 2004

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Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00077211664

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Titel: The In-Between World of Vikram Lall

Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd

Erscheinungsdatum: 2004

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe:

So begins Moyez Vassanji's award-winning epic, The In-Between World of Vikram Lall. Sweeping in scope, both historically and geographically, Vassanji weaves a rich tapestry of vivid characters, both real and imagined, in a Kenya poised between colonialism and independence. Vikram Lall, like his adopted country, inhabits an 'in-between world': between the pull of his ancestral home in India and the Kenya he loves passionately; between his tragic past in Africa and an unclear future in Canada; between escape from political terror and a seemingly inevitable return home...a return that may cost him dearly. A master storyteller, Vassanji intertwines the political and the personal - the rise of the Mau Mau in the last days of imperialism looms large over a plot centring on two love stories and a deep friendship. The result is a sumptuous novel that brilliantly explores the tyranny of history and memory, and questions the individual's role and responsibility in lawless times.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

M G Vassanji was born in Kenya and raised in Tanzania. Before moving to Canada in 1978, he attended MIT., and later was writer in residence at the University of lowa. He is the author of four acclaimed novels and a collection of short stories. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two sons.