Let the Lion Eat Straw
Autor Ellease Southerlanden Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 iun 2005
As Abeba grows up, her exceptional musical talent promises to be an avenue of escape. But a handsome singer distracts her, and opportunities that once seemed so close begin to fall away. Now married with children of her own, she fights to maintain the dignity of her family. Let the Lion Eat Straw is a revelation of the glory in apparently ordinary lives.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780060724214
ISBN-10: 0060724218
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.17 kg
Ediția:Amistad Pbk.
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Amistad
ISBN-10: 0060724218
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.17 kg
Ediția:Amistad Pbk.
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Amistad
Recenzii
“A glorious rebirth! The republication of this milestone...is cause for great celebration indeed.” — Sapphire, author of Push
“A masterpiece...brilliant, graceful, poetic!” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“It’s difficult to believe that a first novel can be...so rich of characterization....But this one is.” — Chattanooga Times
“There is more life and character, more that will linger in the mind, than in countless novels twice as long!” — New York Post
“Important....It has a rich, live, radiant validity, offering characters memorably exciting.” — Gwendolyn Brooks
“I felt in the presence of a talent which touches the universal.” — Madeleine L'Engle
“An amazing achievement!” — Kristin Hunter
“Strong and beautiful....There is so much courage, honesty and life in this novel.” — Shirley Hazzard
“Remarkable....A graceful hymn of love.” — Time
“Imbued with African folklore...less a novel than a myth.” — The New Yorker
“A remarkable first novel....that transcends race and class.” — Los Angeles Times
“A beautiful book...of startling originality, simplicity, insight, and grace.” — Richard Elman
“Accomplished...[a] special beauty.” — Library Journal
“Full of life.” — School Library Journal
“This lyrical, haunting novel remains a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit and the gift of love.” — The Seattle Skanner
“Revealing the grace... in ordinary lives... [this] is a novel worthy of a place in the annals of literature.” — The Portland Skanner
“As moving as it is wisely, lyrically told.” — O magazine
“… this poetic and memorable novel remains a testament to the power of resurrection and the powerful gift of love.” — Ebony
“Touching and lovingly crafted, Let the Lion Eat Straw has been away from us too long.” — Washington Post Book World
“A masterpiece...brilliant, graceful, poetic!” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“It’s difficult to believe that a first novel can be...so rich of characterization....But this one is.” — Chattanooga Times
“There is more life and character, more that will linger in the mind, than in countless novels twice as long!” — New York Post
“Important....It has a rich, live, radiant validity, offering characters memorably exciting.” — Gwendolyn Brooks
“I felt in the presence of a talent which touches the universal.” — Madeleine L'Engle
“An amazing achievement!” — Kristin Hunter
“Strong and beautiful....There is so much courage, honesty and life in this novel.” — Shirley Hazzard
“Remarkable....A graceful hymn of love.” — Time
“Imbued with African folklore...less a novel than a myth.” — The New Yorker
“A remarkable first novel....that transcends race and class.” — Los Angeles Times
“A beautiful book...of startling originality, simplicity, insight, and grace.” — Richard Elman
“Accomplished...[a] special beauty.” — Library Journal
“Full of life.” — School Library Journal
“This lyrical, haunting novel remains a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit and the gift of love.” — The Seattle Skanner
“Revealing the grace... in ordinary lives... [this] is a novel worthy of a place in the annals of literature.” — The Portland Skanner
“As moving as it is wisely, lyrically told.” — O magazine
“… this poetic and memorable novel remains a testament to the power of resurrection and the powerful gift of love.” — Ebony
“Touching and lovingly crafted, Let the Lion Eat Straw has been away from us too long.” — Washington Post Book World
Notă biografică
Ellease Southerland, recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Award for Poetry, is professor of African Literature at Pace University in New York. The author of the novel A Feast of Fools and the poetry collection The Magic Sun Spins, Ms. Southerland divides her time between Nigeria and New York City.