Measuring Time

Helon Habila (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

384 Seiten

2007
Hamish Hamilton Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-241-14185-4 (ISBN)

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Mamo and LaMamo are twin brothers living in a Nigerian village, where their domineering father controls their lives. The twins attempt to flee from home, but only LaMamo escapes to live their dream of becoming a soldier. Mamo is doomed to remain in the village. Gradually, he comes out of his father's shadow and gains local fame as a historian.

Mamo and LaMamo are twin brothers living in a small Nigerian village, where their domineering father controls their lives. With high hopes the twins attempt to flee from home, but only LaMamo escapes to live their dream of becoming a soldier. Mamo, the awkward, sickly twin, is doomed to remain in the village. Gradually, he comes out of his father’s shadow and gains local fame as a historian, embarking on a `true’ history of his people. But when the rains fail and famine rages, religious zealots incite the people to violence – and LaMamo returns to fight the enemy at home.

Helon Habila is the author of Oil on Water, Measuring Time, Waiting for an Angel, andThe Chibok Girls. He is professor of creative writing at George Mason University and lives in Virginia with his wife and three children.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.2007
Zusatzinfo	No pictures
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 241 mm
Gewicht	724 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-10	0-241-14185-0 / 0241141850
ISBN-13	978-0-241-14185-4 / 9780241141854
Zustand	Neuware