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The Last Brother
Nathacha Appanah
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Description for The Last Brother
Paperback. A poetic and infinitely moving novel - sure to become a classic of literature about childhood. Translator(s): Strachan, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
Raj is oblivious to the Second World War being fought beyond his tiny exotic island. His mother is his sole company while his father works as a prison guard, so the boy thinks only of making friends. One day, from the far-away world, a ship brings to the island Jewish exiles who have been refused entry to Israel. David, a recently orphaned boy of his own age from Prague, becomes the friend that he has longed for, and Raj takes it upon himself to help David to escape from the prison. As they flee through sub-tropical forests and devastating ... Read more
Raj is oblivious to the Second World War being fought beyond his tiny exotic island. His mother is his sole company while his father works as a prison guard, so the boy thinks only of making friends. One day, from the far-away world, a ship brings to the island Jewish exiles who have been refused entry to Israel. David, a recently orphaned boy of his own age from Prague, becomes the friend that he has longed for, and Raj takes it upon himself to help David to escape from the prison. As they flee through sub-tropical forests and devastating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
147g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849164016
SKU
V9781849164016
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About Nathacha Appanah
Nathacha Appanah, was born in Mauritius in 1973. She was brought up there and worked as a journalist before moving to France in 1998. The Last Brother, her first novel to be translated into English, was awarded the FNAC Fiction Prize in 2007 in its French edition. Tropic of Violence was winner of the Prix Femina des Lyceens in 2016, ... Read more
Reviews for The Last Brother
'The rich implications of history ... that lie behind its comparatively simple story would have won the admiration of Margeurite Yourcenar' Paul Binding, Times Literary Supplement.
Literary Supplement
'A lushly beautiful child's-eye tale' Boyd Tonkin, Independent.
Independent
'Sophisticated, confident and beautifully poetic writing that's tender and poignant and consistently captivating ... a remarkable and precise portrait ... Read more
Literary Supplement
'A lushly beautiful child's-eye tale' Boyd Tonkin, Independent.
Independent
'Sophisticated, confident and beautifully poetic writing that's tender and poignant and consistently captivating ... a remarkable and precise portrait ... Read more