Little Bastards in Springtime [Hardcover]
Rudolph, Katja
Sold by A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
AbeBooks Seller since June 4, 2015
New - Hardcover
Condition: New
Ships from Canada to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
AbeBooks Seller since June 4, 2015
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketA Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; 9.06 X 6.14 X 1.65 inches.
Seller Inventory # 94133
It's spring 1992. Jevrem Andric is eleven years old, and brutal civil war is erupting in Sarajevo. At first it's just boring, as kids shut in apartments run out of ways to entertain themselves. A few weeks later, boredom is a luxury. Hell has arrived. They are trapped and face starvation and death. Jevrem's only comfort is his beloved grandmother, a tough World War II partisan who has seen everything there is to see in war. Five years later, what's left of his family has immigrated to Toronto, where spring feels like mid-winter, his grandmother is broken and ill, and sixteen-year-old Jevrem is on a rampage, drinking, doing drugs and breaking into houses with his small gang of Yugoslav friends.
When his grandmother dies, he faces a moral reckoning that compels him to try, in his own warped way, to do some good in the world-the consequences be damned. Rudolph's voice is searing, tender, at times hallucinatory, as she creates a brilliant portrait of a boy's fight for emotional survival and a family's attempt to find peace in a new land.
KATJA RUDOLPH was born in England to German parents, and she immigrated to Canada with her family in 1973. She holds an MPhil from King's College, Cambridge, in social and political science, and a PhD from the University of Toronto in theory and policy studies. She has worked as a magazine editor and a graphic designer, and she is working on her third novel. She currently lives near Toronto with her partner and young daughter.
WEB: KATJARUDOLPH.COM
TWITTER: @KATJARUDOLPH
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Please note that all discretionary returns will be at the customer's expense and the item cost only will be refunded upon receipt back of the item undamaged. If an item has arrived damaged please let us know so we can determine the best resolution.
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
| Order quantity | 7 to 14 business days | 4 to 7 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 11.00 | US$ 16.00 |
Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.