This Is Not Civilization: A Literary Debut from an Apache Reservation to Central Asia
Rosenberg, Robert
ISBN 10: 0618562060 ISBN 13: 9780618562060
Published by Harper Perennial, 2005
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In the tradition of Prague and White Teeth, This Is Not Civilization is an inspired, sweeping debut novel that hopscotches from Arizona to Central Asia to Istanbul with a well-meaning, if misguided, young Peace Corps volunteer. Jeff Hartig lies at the center of this modern take on the American-abroad tale, which brings together four people from vastly different backgrounds, each struggling with the push and pull of home. A young Apache, Adam Dale, forsakes the reservation for the promise of a world he knows little about. Anarbek Tashtanaliev, of post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, operates a cheese factory that no longer produces cheese. Nazira, his daughter, strains against the confines of their village's age-old traditions.
With captivating insight, realism, and humor, Robert Rosenberg delivers a sensitive story about the cost of trying to do good in the world.
About the Author:
ROBERT ROSENBERG held an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a master's in education. He lived in Kyrgyzstan, Istanbul, and Cibecue, a small Apache village.
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Title: This Is Not Civilization: A Literary Debut ...
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good