Pigeon English
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9789023465898 (902346589X)
Publish date: September 2011
Publisher: De Bezige Bij
Pages no: 287
Edition language: Dutch
Category:
Young Adult,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Crime
I came across this novel several years ago and thought it looked interesting, but only got around to buying it at a recent book fair. The endearing hero, 11-year-old Harri Opoku who recently migrated from Ghana to London, UK, clumsily attempts to "investigate" the murder of a kid in his crime-prone ...
I should probably write a long detailed review of this book; it really deserves it. But I am not the most articulate person and I don't feel I could give it it's due praise in words that would convey how I felt about it.I should have known that reading a book in a language other than my own would be...
I brought this home from the library because of the description of the 2 characters - a boy from Ghana in London and a pigeon - but when I looked more closely the real focus of the book is a South London housing estate so I started off a bit on the wrong foot. I did like it - I enjoyed the speech of...
No es facil leer jerga infantil extranjera, al menos no para mi, pero me gustó el estilo y la historia es lo suficientemente fuera de lo común para quedarse en mi memoria por un buen tiempo.
Loved this.Harri has recently emigrated to London from Ghana with one of his two sisters and his mom; the father and sibling are coming later. He's eleven and discovering the ins and outs of urban gangs, middle school crushes, sport. It's a pretty rich ground in which to plant a good mystery.Harri a...
11 years ago
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