Onitsha - Softcover

J. M. G. Le Clezio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8129109395 ISBN 13: 9788129109392

Publisher: Rupa & Co, 2006

Synopsis

Onitsha tells the story of Fintan, a youth who travels to Africa in 1948 with his Italian mother to join the English father he has never met. Fintan is initially enchanted by the exotic world he discovers in Onitsha, a bustling city prominently situated on the eastern bank of the Niger River. But gradually he comes to recognize the intolerance and brutality of the colonial system. His youthful point of view provides the novel with a notably direct, horrified perspective on racism and colonialism.

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Review:

Mentioned in The New York Times (Paperback Row) December 28, 2008 "Le Clezio is an intensely atmospheric, nearly hallucinatory writer, and in his riveting and eviscerating short stories, dreams turn inexorably into nightmares." --Booklist

About the Author:

J.M.G. Le Clezio, one of France's best-known contemporary writers, was born in Nice in 1940 and has published more than twenty novels and non-fiction works. In the course of the last three decades Le Clezio has won numerous prizes, including Prix Renaudot for his first novel. His works have been translated into many languages. His most recent works translated into English include the novel The Prospector and a collection of essays, The Mexican Dream.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rupa & Co
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 8129109395
• ISBN 13: 9788129109392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210