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Please Do Not Disturb
Artikel-Nr:
9781408866320
Veröffentl:
2017
Seiten:
304
Autor:
Robert Glancy
Gewicht:
212 g
Format:
199x129x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Robert Glancy was born in Zambia and raised in Malawi. At fourteen he moved from Africa to Edinburgh then went on to study history at Cambridge. His first novel, Terms & Conditions, was published by Bloomsbury in 2014 to critical acclaim. He has recently been awarded the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship in New Zealand, where he currently lives with his wife and children.@RobertGlancy
A gripping and beautifully observed novel of power, corruption and innocence from the author of Terms & ConditionsCharlie, a curious boy with a dangerous Dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel, as the African nation of Bwalo prepares for the annual appearance of its Glorious Leader Tafumo. Sean, who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel - if only his crazed fiancée would stop distracting him. Josef, kingmaker and mythmaker, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet. Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive as she mourns her own broken dreams. And storm clouds gather as petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo - to the Mirage Hotel - that will change the lives of all of them for ever.
A gripping and beautifully observed novel of power, corruption and innocence from the author of Terms & Conditions
The issues of corruption, exploitation and power in the countries of Africa are rarely out of the news and Please Do Not Disturb is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining