Historical touches mingle with elements of magic realism to convey themes dear to the author s heart. "Los Angeles Times"
An engrossing story, with a real sense of pace and adventure, illuminated by empathy with the bewilderment and longing of a clever, lonely child. "The Independent "(London)
A quiet tragedy. "The Boston Globe"
Mankell s fierce instinct for social criticism is admirable. "The New York Times Book Review"
A writer with the imagination, brains, resources . . . [who] make[s] thoughtful, challenging, exciting, artistic novels. "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
Mankell is expert at depicting brutal scenes. He s also adept at getting inside exotic heads like Daniel s; this book s greatest strength is imagination. Its second greatest is empathy. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
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Earnest and heartbreaking. . . . Mankell fully understands Daniel's radically different cultural perspective and indelibly captures the boy's longing to return to his homeland and the tragic consequences of his forced exile. "Publishers Weekly"
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A haunting and fascinating story of clashes of culture and race in the nineteenth century as well as a touching, sometimes cruel examination of familial and other human ties. "Booklist""
"Historical touches mingle with elements of magic realism to convey themes dear to the author's heart." --
Los Angeles Times "An engrossing story, with a real sense of pace and adventure, illuminated by empathy with the bewilderment and longing of a clever, lonely child." --
The Independent (London)
"A quiet tragedy." --
The Boston Globe "Mankell's fierce instinct for social criticism is admirable."--
The New York Times Book Review "A writer with the imagination, brains, resources . . . [who] make[s] thoughtful, challenging, exciting, artistic novels."--
The Philadelphia Inquirer "Mankell is expert at depicting brutal scenes. He's also adept at getting inside exotic heads like Daniel's; this book's greatest strength is imagination. Its second greatest is empathy." --
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Earnest and heartbreaking. . . . Mankell fully understands Daniel's radically different cultural perspective and indelibly captures the boy's longing to return to his homeland and the tragic consequences of his forced exile." --
Publishers Weekly "A haunting and fascinating story of clashes of culture and race in the nineteenth century as well as a touching, sometimes cruel examination of familial and other human ties." --
Booklist