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Transparent City (Biblioasis International Translation Series (22))
| Full title: | Transparent City (Biblioasis International Translation Series (22)) |
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| ISBN: | 9781771961431 |
| ISBN 10: | 1771961430 |
| Authors: | Ondjaki |
| Publisher: | Biblioasis |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Num. pages: | 400 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2018 |
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Synopsis
In A Crumbling Apartment Block In Luanda, Angola, Impoverished Families Hoard Memories To Survive A Corrupt Regime. Odonato-nostalgic For The Days Of Socialism-searches For His Son Whose Life As A Petty Criminal He Laments. As His Hope Drains Away, Odonato's Flesh Becomes Transparent And His Body Increasingly Weightless. Transparent City Confirms Ondjaki As One Of Africa's Major Writers.-- Ondjaki ; Translated From The Portuguese By Stephen Henighan. Translation Of: Os Transparentes.