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Paradise
Paradise
Author: Abdulrazak Gurnah
Paradise is at once a story of a young boy's coming of age, the story of a continent on the verge of corruption by European colonialism, the story of African Islam meeting the rich pantheism of interior Africa, and a tragic love story. Paradise is a page-turning saga that covers the same territory as the novels of Isak Denisen and William Boyd, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781565841628
ISBN-10: 156584162X
Publication Date: 4/1994
Pages: 246
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2.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: New Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 5
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A fascinating story of a young man sold into indentured servitude by his parents at a young age. Vivid images of what it was like to experience East Africa during the years when traders were first coming into contact with groups of people living in the interior.


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