Appanah Nathacha
Appanah Nathacha - Tropic Of Violence A Novel - Paperback
Appanah Nathacha - Tropic Of Violence A Novel - Paperback
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Description: A potent novel about lost youth and migration by the author of The Last Brother and Waiting for Tomorrow Marie a nurse in Mayotte a far - flung tropical department of France in the Indian Ocean adopts a baby abandoned at birth by his mother a refugee from Comoros. She names him Moise and raises him as her own - and she avoids his increasing questions about his origins as he grows up. When Marie suddenly dies thirteen - year - old Moise is left completely alone plunged into uncertainty and turmoil. In a state of panic he runs away from home and sets himself on a collision course with the gangs of Gaza the largest and most infamous slum on the island. Nathacha Appanah has deftly assembled a small chorus of voices who narrate the heartbreak violence and injustice of life in Mayotte. To Marie's and Moise's perspectives she adds those of Bruce a terrifying gang leader; Olivier a police officer fighting a losing battle; and Stephane the naive aid worker whose efforts to help Moise only make him more vulnerable. Tropic of Violence shines a powerful light on the particular deprivation and isolation in this forgotten and neglected part of France. At the same time it is a moving portrayal of the desperation and inequality that are driving refugee crises across the world and of the innocent children whose lives are being torn apart in their wake. This is a remarkable unsettling new novel from one of the most exciting voices in world literature.
Title: Tropic Of Violence A Novel
Author(s): Appanah Nathacha
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Barcode: 9781644450246
Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/19/2020
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: A potent novel about lost youth and migration by the author of The Last Brother and Waiting for Tomorrow Marie a nurse in Mayotte a far - flung tropical department of France in the Indian Ocean adopts a baby abandoned at birth by his mother a refugee from Comoros. She names him Moise and raises him as her own - and she avoids his increasing questions about his origins as he grows up. When Marie suddenly dies thirteen - year - old Moise is left completely alone plunged into uncertainty and turmoil. In a state of panic he runs away from home and sets himself on a collision course with the gangs of Gaza the largest and most infamous slum on the island. Nathacha Appanah has deftly assembled a small chorus of voices who narrate the heartbreak violence and injustice of life in Mayotte. To Marie's and Moise's perspectives she adds those of Bruce a terrifying gang leader; Olivier a police officer fighting a losing battle; and Stephane the naive aid worker whose efforts to help Moise only make him more vulnerable. Tropic of Violence shines a powerful light on the particular deprivation and isolation in this forgotten and neglected part of France. At the same time it is a moving portrayal of the desperation and inequality that are driving refugee crises across the world and of the innocent children whose lives are being torn apart in their wake. This is a remarkable unsettling new novel from one of the most exciting voices in world literature.
Title: Tropic Of Violence A Novel
Author(s): Appanah Nathacha
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Barcode: 9781644450246
Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/19/2020
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
