Beloved / Toni Morrison / London : Vintage Books (2007)

Public ISBD Titre : Beloved Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Toni Morrison, Auteur Editeur : London : Vintage Books Année de publication : 2007 Importance : 321 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-09-951165-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 820 Littérature de langue anglaise Résumé : D'après l'éditeur : "It is the mid-1800s and as slavery looks to be coming to an end, Sethe is haunted by the violent trauma it wrought on her former enslaved life at Sweet Home, Kentucky. Her dead baby daughter, whose tombstone bears the single word, Beloved, returns as a spectre to punish her mother, but also to elicit her love. Told with heart-stopping clarity, melding horror and beauty, Beloved is Toni Morrison’s enduring masterpiece. Discover Toni Morrison’s most iconic work in this Pulitzer-prize winning novel that exemplifies her powerful and important place in contemporary American literature." Beloved [texte imprimé] / Toni Morrison, Auteur . - London : Vintage Books, 2007 . - 321 p. ISBN : 978-0-09-951165-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 820 Littérature de langue anglaise Résumé : D'après l'éditeur : "It is the mid-1800s and as slavery looks to be coming to an end, Sethe is haunted by the violent trauma it wrought on her former enslaved life at Sweet Home, Kentucky. Her dead baby daughter, whose tombstone bears the single word, Beloved, returns as a spectre to punish her mother, but also to elicit her love. Told with heart-stopping clarity, melding horror and beauty, Beloved is Toni Morrison’s enduring masterpiece. Discover Toni Morrison’s most iconic work in this Pulitzer-prize winning novel that exemplifies her powerful and important place in contemporary American literature."

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Dreams in a time of war / Ngugi wa Thiong'o / London : Vintage Books (2011)

Public ISBD Titre : Dreams in a time of war : a childhood memoir Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ngugi wa Thiong'o (1938-..), Auteur Editeur : London : Vintage Books Année de publication : 2011 Importance : 1 vol (256 p.) Présentation : 2 ill., couv. ill Format : 22 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-09-954852-2 Prix : 8,99 GBP Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Kikuyu (kik) Mots-clés : Africa  Fiction Index. décimale : 820 Littérature de langue anglaise Résumé : "Born in 1938 in rural Kenya, Ng?g? wa Thiong’o came of age in the shadow of World War II, amidst the terrible bloodshed in the war between the Mau Mau and the British. The son of a man whose four wives bore him more than a score of children, young Ng?g? displayed what was then considered a bizarre thirst for learning, yet it was unimaginable that he would grow up to become a world-renowned novelist, playwright, and critic. In Dreams in a Time of War, Ng?g? deftly etches a bygone era, bearing witness to the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. Speaking to the human right to dream even in the worst of times, this rich memoir of an African childhood abounds in delicate and powerful subtleties and complexities that are movingly told." Dreams in a time of war : a childhood memoir [texte imprimé] / Ngugi wa Thiong'o (1938-..), Auteur . - London : Vintage Books, 2011 . - 1 vol (256 p.) : 2 ill., couv. ill ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-0-09-954852-2 : 8,99 GBP Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Kikuyu (kik) Mots-clés : Africa  Fiction Index. décimale : 820 Littérature de langue anglaise Résumé : "Born in 1938 in rural Kenya, Ng?g? wa Thiong’o came of age in the shadow of World War II, amidst the terrible bloodshed in the war between the Mau Mau and the British. The son of a man whose four wives bore him more than a score of children, young Ng?g? displayed what was then considered a bizarre thirst for learning, yet it was unimaginable that he would grow up to become a world-renowned novelist, playwright, and critic. In Dreams in a Time of War, Ng?g? deftly etches a bygone era, bearing witness to the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. Speaking to the human right to dream even in the worst of times, this rich memoir of an African childhood abounds in delicate and powerful subtleties and complexities that are movingly told."

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The Handmaid's Tale / Margaret Atwood / London : Vintage Books (1996)

Public ISBD Titre : The Handmaid's Tale Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Margaret Atwood, Auteur Editeur : London : Vintage Books Année de publication : 1996 Importance : 319 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-78487-487-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 820 Littérature de langue anglaise Résumé : The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs. Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood's devastating irony, wit and astute perception. The Handmaid's Tale [texte imprimé] / Margaret Atwood, Auteur . - London : Vintage Books, 1996 . - 319 p. ISBN : 978-1-78487-487-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 820 Littérature de langue anglaise Résumé : The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs. Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood's devastating irony, wit and astute perception.

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The promise / Damon Galgut / London : Vintage Books (2022)

Public ISBD Titre : The promise Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Damon Galgut (1963-..), Auteur Editeur : London : Vintage Books Année de publication : 2022 Importance : 1 vol. (293 p.) Présentation : couv. ill Format : 20 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-5291-1387-7 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Afrique du Sud Racisme (doctrine) Ségrégation raciale Mots-clés : Racisme  Afrique du Sud  1990-2020 Index. décimale : 820 Littérature de langue anglaise Résumé : "The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for Ma's funeral. The younger generation, Anton and Amor, detest everything the family stand for - not least the failed promise to the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life. After years of service, Salome was promised her own house, her own land... yet somehow, as each decade passes, that promise remains unfulfilled. In this story of a diminished family, sharp and tender emotional truths hit home. Confident, deft and quietly powerful, The Promise is literary fiction at its finest." The promise [texte imprimé] / Damon Galgut (1963-..), Auteur . - London : Vintage Books, 2022 . - 1 vol. (293 p.) : couv. ill ; 20 cm. ISBN : 978-1-5291-1387-7 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Afrique du Sud Racisme (doctrine) Ségrégation raciale Mots-clés : Racisme  Afrique du Sud  1990-2020 Index. décimale : 820 Littérature de langue anglaise Résumé : "The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for Ma's funeral. The younger generation, Anton and Amor, detest everything the family stand for - not least the failed promise to the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life. After years of service, Salome was promised her own house, her own land... yet somehow, as each decade passes, that promise remains unfulfilled. In this story of a diminished family, sharp and tender emotional truths hit home. Confident, deft and quietly powerful, The Promise is literary fiction at its finest."

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