Pigeon English- US Advanced Reading Copy

Kelman, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0547500602 / ISBN 13: 9780547500607

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2011

About this Item

A US advanced reading copy issued before the main publication of the title. - The book itself is in near fine condition, with only some very light wear to the covers to detract. A nice copy. No marking inside the book.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1580032829711

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pigeon English- US Advanced Reading Copy
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0547500602
• ISBN 13: 9780547500607
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Lying in front of Harrison Opoku is a body, the body of one of his classmates, a boy known for his crazy basketball skills, who seems to have been murdered for his dinner.

Armed with a pair of camouflage binoculars and detective techniques absorbed from television shows like CSI,

Harri and his best friend, Dean, plot to bring the perpetrator to justice. They gather evidence&;fingerprints lifted from windows with tape, a wallet stained with blood&;and lay traps to flush out the murderer. But nothing can prepare them for what happens when a criminal feels you closing in on him.

Recently emigrated from Ghana with his sister and mother to London&;s enormous housing projects, Harri is pure curiosity and ebullience&;obsessed with gummy candy, a friend to the pigeon who visits his balcony, quite possibly the fastest runner in his school, and clearly also fast on the trail of a murderer.

Told in Harri's infectious voice and multicultural slang, Pigeon English follows in the tradition of our great novels of friendship and adventure, as Harri finds wonder, mystery, and danger in his new, ever-expanding world.

From the Back Cover

Praise for Pigeon English

“Simultaneously accurate and fantastical, this boy’s love letter to the world made me laugh and tremble all the way through. Pigeon English is a triumph.” — Emma Donoghue, author of Room

“After another hutious gangland chooking, Harri is on the case, tracking the murderer for donkey hours while impressing Poppy with his bo-styles. Rich with lingo, energy, and occasional terror, Pigeon English is a compelling anatomy of our inner cities, navigating the hectic, modern world while coping with its most violent accompaniments." — Tony D’Souza, author of Whiteman and the forthcoming Mule

“Pigeon English is a book to fall in love with: a funny book, a true book, a shattering book . . . If you loved Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time or Emma Donoghue’s Man Booker–shortlisted Room, you’ll love this book too.” — Times (UK)

“Like Harper Lee’s Scout Finch and Miriam Toews’ Thebes Troutman, Stephen Kelman’s Harri is an original who seems to breathe real oxygen.” — Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)

“The humour, the resilience, the sheer ebullience of its narrator — a hero for our times — should ensure the book becomes, deservedly, a classic.” — Mail on Sunday (UK)