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Beyond The Door of No Return (Hardcover)
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Beyond The Door of No Return (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R425
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You Save R98 (19%)
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From the author of the International Booker Prize-winning At Night
All Blood is Black: a moving and immersive adventure story set in
eighteenth century Senegal Paris, 1806. Michel Adanson is dying.
The last word to escape his lips is a woman's name: Maram. Who was
she? Why, in the course of his long life, has he never spoken of
her before? As Adanson's daughter sorts through his things, she
discovers a notebook. It reveals a secret history both fantastical
and terrible, of his time as a young botanist travelling in
Senegal. How Adanson first heard of the 'revenant': a young woman
of noble birth, abducted and sold into slavery across the seas, who
then did the impossible-she came back, to live in hiding. How he
became obsessed with finding her, embarking on an odyssey that
would lead to danger and destruction. How a man who longed to solve
the mysteries of nature instead found himself faced with the
uncontrollable impulses of the human heart. Tragic and tender,
alive with feeling, this is a story of adventure, revenge and
impossible desires, one which subverts our every expectation about
who we are and who we love. Praise for At Night All Blood is Black
'So incantatory and visceral I don't think I'll ever forget it' -
Ali Smith, Guardian 'More than a century after World War I, a great
new African writer [has written] a spare yet extraordinary novel
about this bloody stain on human history' - Chigozie Obioma, New
York Times Book Review 'An extraordinary novel, full of sadness,
rage and beauty' Sarah Waters
General
Imprint: |
Pushkin Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
David Diop
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Translators: |
Sam Taylor
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Dimensions: |
220 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78227-839-9 |
Subtitles: |
French
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Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-78227-839-7 |
Barcode: |
9781782278399 |
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