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This novel of a moving love affair between a young American teacher and a mysterious African barmaid who are caught up in the euphoria and political turmoil of post-independence Africa was first published to critical acclaim in 1980.Award-winning novelist John Gardner called it "An immense book in every way-thoughtful, suspenseful, angry, and yet at the same time compassionate wonderfully ambitious An astonishing achievement."
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About the Author
Edward Hower is the author of nine books, including The Storms of May, his latest novel, and The Pomegranate Princess, a volume of folktales he collected while on Fulbright grants to India. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts award, he has written fiction and journalism for The Atlantic, The New York Times, Smithsonian, and many other publications.
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- PublisherRobin Clark Ltd.
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0860720640
- ISBN 13 9780860720645
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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New Life Hotel
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Hardcover. Condition: F/F/F. y First Edition. HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. UK*Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1983* Publisher: Robin Clark LTD.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, Gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition. Colour illustrative cover NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £7.95. Very slight sunning to spine and edges of cover. Minimal shelf wear to top edge but not to head or tail of spine. In protective clear cover. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 389 pp. text. iv pp. Blank pages at rear.* Description: This is a bold, brilliantly written first novel with a convincing sense of place and living characters. Edward Hower powerfully portrays the dilemmas which face men and women, white and black, as they take control of their own destinies.* A FINE copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS. Protected dust jacket.*. n. Seller Inventory # 2305
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine. First Edition. (1st English) Sturdy book, fine black cloth, very bright gilt lettering and line design on spine, 389 pages. DJ beneath mylar, glossy white with beautiful color-illustration of buildings in a row near mountains, praised on back by John Gardner. DJ has very tiny tear at bottom front edge. Signed by author on title page, 1986. The two of us spent some time at Attica--visiting fellow writer Jerome Washington. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 05143
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