The Village of Waiting (Paperback, 1st Farrar, Straus, Giroux ed)

Now restored to print with a new Foreword by Philip Gourevitch and an Afterword by the author, this book is a frank, moving, and vivid account of contemporary life in West Africa. Stationed as a Peace Corps instructor in the village of Lavié (the name means "wait a little more") in tiny and underdeveloped Togo, Packer reveals his own schooling at the hands of an unforgettable array of townspeople--peasants, chiefs, charlatans, children, market women, cripples, crazies, and those who, having lost or given up much of their traditional identity and fastened their hopes on "development," find themselves trapped between the familiar repetitions of rural life and the chafing monotony of waiting for change.

General

Imprint:	Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2001
First published:	August 2001
Authors:	George Packer
Dimensions:	213 x 137 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	352
Edition:	1st Farrar, Straus, Giroux ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-374-52780-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Biography > General Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General
LSN:	0-374-52780-6
Barcode:	9780374527808

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!