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Transparent city / Ondjaki ; translated from the Portuguese by Stephen Henighan.
A gripping portrait of contemporary urban Africa - by turns magic realist, deeply emotional, and savagely satirical. In 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.
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- ISBN: 9781771961431 (softcover) :
- Physical Description: 318 pages ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
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| General Note: | Translation of: Transparentes. |
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| Subject: | Africa > Fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC OND (Text) | 35146002126282 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
A gripping portrait of contemporary urban Africa - by turns magic realist, deeply emotional, and savagely satirical. In 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.
