Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Ondjaki The Title is Transparent City Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 328. Binding type - Perfect. Content Language - English Category - FICTION / Literary FICTION / Magical Realism FICTION / Urban & Street Lit Product Description - "Ondjaki delivers playful magical realism with delightful defiance." -The Barnes & Noble Review"As with Ondjaki's other novels-including Bom dis camaradas 2001 Good Morning Comrades and Os Transparentes 2012-this is a strangely deceptive read. Although the narrative often feels rather whimsical, Angola's long history of colonialism and conflict, its various foreign allies and enemies, and the extraordinary suffering of its population, are menacingly present . . . a brave and highly political work."-Times Literary Supplement"Remarkable . . . at once a coming-of-age novel, rousing adventure, and lyrical experiment. . . . It is no surprise that this energetic and endearing novel is the work of a writer of such stunning accomplishment as Ondjaki. . . . The result is ebullient, cinematic, and downright magical."-Words Without BordersIn a crumbling apartment block in Luanda, impoverished families hoard memories to survive a corrupt regime. Odonato-nostalgic for the days of socialism-searches for his son, a petty criminal. As his hope drains away, Odonato's flesh becomes transparent and his body increasingly weightless. A captivating blend of magical realism, scathing political satire, and literary experimentation, Slow Red confirms Ondjaki as one of Africa's major writers. Ondjaki is a writer and filmmaker whose novels and stories have been translated into English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian. He lives in Luanda, Angola. Stephen Henighan is a writer and translator. He teaches at the University of Guelph, Ontario. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 166518696
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Brand: Biblioasis
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Title: Transparent City
Release Title: Transparent City
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UPC: 9781771961431
EAN: 9781771961431
ISBN: 9781771961431
Binding Type: Perfect
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Book Title: Transparent City
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Biblioasis
Topic: Urban, Magical Realism, General, Literary
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 0.8 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Author: Ondjaki
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Book Series: Biblioasis International Translation Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
