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C. B. George The Death of Rex Nhongo ISBN 13: 9781510021907

The Death of Rex Nhongo

 
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Harare, Zimbabwe, 2011. This is a story of five marriages and one gun. The betrayals and conspiracies of the corrupt world are nothing compared to those of marriage; in which husband and wife love and leave, fight and flee, recant and reconcile, with outcomes that are by turns shocking, heart-breaking and, ultimately, full of hope.

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A terrific novel - absolutely compelling and chilling. A wonderfully astute and forensic blend of fact and fiction, lies and truth. (William Boyd)

This is a brilliantly unsettling book; its shrewd, measured, darkly atmospheric prose describes the societal, familial and psychological conditions that make it possible to find burnt corpses in fire-proof houses. (Helen Oyeyemi)

A brilliant piece of work, which takes a cleaver to Zimbabwe - splitting it wide open for all to see. Fascinating, enjoyable, compact and driving (Jesse Armstrong, writer, The Thick of It)

Muscular, confident . . . C . B. George's account of that strained relationship is horribly convincing . . . As the characters stumble into each others' trajectories, the author pulls off the feat of being both forensic and forgiving (Spectator)

This debut is well worth reading...George offers a range of keenly observed representations, from expatriate malaise to the sheer difficulty of poverty; his psychologies are subtle and wry, his honesties amuse as much as they wound and he displays a ventriloquist's talent for voices as various as the black American and white Zimbabwean (Literary Review) --Reviews

Compelling . . . Political instability registers as a quiet quake beneath the feet of ordinary people, tilting them this way and that, as they attempt to navigate everyday matters of family, love and betrayal . . . Intimate and revealing (Guardian) --Reviews

Book of the Year (Louise Doughty Observer) --Reviews
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Harare, Zimbabwe. A gun lost in a taxi will bind the fate of four couples - expats and locals - who will either be torn apart or brought together under its violent gravity

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  • PublisherWhole Story Audio Books
  • Publication date2016
  • ISBN 10 1510021906
  • ISBN 13 9781510021907
  • BindingAudio CD
  • Number of pages8
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