A French entomologist, attending a symposium in Cairo, finds a
cruious kind of bean being on a market stall. It is claimed the
beans, derived from the scarab beetle, have magic powers;
specifically the power to guarantee the brith of a male infant -
and when the entomologist does some research in to the matter,
discovering the incidence of female birth has become increasingly
rare, he is left in no doubt that the world has entered intoa
critical phase of its history. As this beloved daughter Beatrice
approaches maturity, the entomologist and his partner question the
validity of gender bias, and attempt to redress the growing
imbalance before it reaches irreversible proportions. But in the
poverty and famine of the South, where male children can mean the
difference between survival and starvation, the popularity of the
scarab beans is already taking devastating effect.
General
| Imprint: |
Abacus
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 1994 |
| Authors: |
Amin Maalouf
|
| Dimensions: |
194 x 128 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
208 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-349-10599-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-349-10599-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780349105994 |
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