The Leper Compound: Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution
Autor Paula Nangleen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2007
“The Leper Compound will . . . remain with the reader long after the book has been closed.”—Stuart Dybek, author of I Sailed with Magellan
For Colleen, motherless at seven, isolated from her schizophrenic younger sister, illness unleashes the uncanny and essential of human identity. Growing into womanhood in Rhodesia’s final conflict-ridden years, she transgresses social, racial, and political boundaries in her search for connection. This masterly novel is a searing evocation of late-twentieth-century African life.
Paula Nangle was raised by missionaries in the United States and southern Africa and now lives in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is her first novel.
For Colleen, motherless at seven, isolated from her schizophrenic younger sister, illness unleashes the uncanny and essential of human identity. Growing into womanhood in Rhodesia’s final conflict-ridden years, she transgresses social, racial, and political boundaries in her search for connection. This masterly novel is a searing evocation of late-twentieth-century African life.
Paula Nangle was raised by missionaries in the United States and southern Africa and now lives in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is her first novel.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781934137062
ISBN-10: 1934137065
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 167 x 211 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN-10: 1934137065
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 167 x 211 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Bellevue Literary Press
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Notă biografică
Paula Nangle was raised by missionaries in the US and southern Africa and directly witnessed the transition of Rhodesia to Zimbabwe. She is a practicing psychiatric nurse and an advocate for patient's rights. An MFA in creative writing graduate of Western Michigan University, she has published fiction in a number of literary magazines. This is her first novel.
Descriere
The psychic geography of conflict in southern Africa is revealed in this arrestingly imaginative first novel.