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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Anchor Books
Publication date
July 11, 2006
Pages
262
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400095407
ISBN-10
1400095409
Dimensions
0.50 by 4.75 by 7 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$13.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An evocative novel of forbidden love and cultural upheaval spans three generations and two continents as the 1899 love affair between Orientalist Martin Pearce and Rehana, the sister of the man who rescued him from an African desert, has implications in 1950s Zanzibar as the country moves toward revolution and Rehana's granddaughter is caught up in another forbidden affair. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In 1899, an Englishman named Martin Pearce stumbles out of the desert into an East African coastal town and is rescued by Hassanali, a shopkeeper whose beautiful sister Rehana nurses Pearce back to health. Pearce and Rehana begin a passionate illicit love affair, which resonates fifty years later when the narratorâs brother falls madly in love with Rehanaâs granddaughter. In the story of two forbidden love affairs and their effects on the loversâ families, Abdulrazak Gurnah brilliantly dramatizes the personal and political consequences of colonialism, the vicissitudes of love, and the power of fiction.
Editions
Hardcover
from Pantheon Books (July 26, 2005)
9780375423543 | details & prices | 262 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $23.00
About: An 1899 love affair between Orientalist Martin Pearce and Rehana, the sister of the man who rescued him from an African desert, has implications in 1950s Zanzibar as Rehana's granddaughter is caught up in another forbidden affair.
About: An 1899 love affair between Orientalist Martin Pearce and Rehana, the sister of the man who rescued him from an African desert, has implications in 1950s Zanzibar as Rehana's granddaughter is caught up in another forbidden affair.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Anchor Books (July 11, 2006)
9781400095407 | details & prices | 262 pages | 4.75 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $13.95
About: An evocative novel of forbidden love and cultural upheaval spans three generations and two continents as the 1899 love affair between Orientalist Martin Pearce and Rehana, the sister of the man who rescued him from an African desert, has implications in 1950s Zanzibar as the country moves toward revolution and Rehana's granddaughter is caught up in another forbidden affair.
About: An evocative novel of forbidden love and cultural upheaval spans three generations and two continents as the 1899 love affair between Orientalist Martin Pearce and Rehana, the sister of the man who rescued him from an African desert, has implications in 1950s Zanzibar as the country moves toward revolution and Rehana's granddaughter is caught up in another forbidden affair.
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