The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
A railway freight clerk in Ghana attempts to hold out against the pressures that impel him toward corruption in both his family and his country.
A railway freight clerk in Ghana attempts to hold out against the pressures that impel him toward corruption in both his family and his country.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780435905408 (0435905406)
ASIN: 435905406
Publish date: October 23rd 1989
Publisher: Heinemann
Pages no: 191
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Read For School,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Contemporary,
African Literature
This book changed my perception of Africa as much as Things Fall Apart did. I was startled to realise, through these books, that I had never imagined every day life for people in Ghana, had only thought of Africa through negative news reports and famine relief appeals, and had never considered the p...
I did not know what to expect from this one. As it turns out, it’s quite a good literary book, although its tone is poorly represented by its cover; picture instead a dark road strewn with litter, under a cloudy sky, lined by buildings in various stages of collapse, and you’ll have a better idea of ...
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