Good Morning Comrades (Paperback)

Luanda, Angola, 1990. Ndalu is a normal twelve-year-old boy in an extraordinary time and place. Like his friends, he enjoys laughing at his teachers, avoiding homework and telling tall tales. But Ndalus teachers are Cuban, his homework assignments include writing essays on the role of workers and peasants, and the tall tales he and his friends tell are about a criminal gang called Empty Crate which specializes in attacking schools. Ndalu is mystified by the family servant, Comrade Antnio, who thinks that Angola worked better when it was a colony of Portugal, and by his Aunt Dada, who lives in Portugal and doesnt know what a ration card is. In a charming voice that is completely original, Good Morning Comrades tells the story of a group of friends who create a perfect childhood in a revolutionary socialist country fighting a bitter war. But the world is changing around these children, and like all childhoods, Ndalus cannot last. An internationally acclaimed novel, already published in half a dozen countries, Good Morning Comrades is an unforgettable work of fiction by one of Africas most exciting younger writers.

General

Imprint:	Biblioasis
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Biblioasis International Translation Series
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	March 2008
Authors:	Ondjaki
Translators:	Stephen Henighan
Dimensions:	222 x 144 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-1-897231-40-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-897231-40-7
Barcode:	9781897231401

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