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In the Congo

Af: Urs Widmer Engelsk Paperback

In the Congo

Af: Urs Widmer Engelsk Paperback
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Kuno, a male nurse in a Swiss retirement home, has a new inmate: his father. In the confines of their new home, the pair does something surprising—they finally begin to talk. Kuno had always regarded his father as a boring man without a history or a destiny, until they are thrust together and he learns that his father risked his life in the war. Stunned, Kuno embarks on a journey into his own psyche, taking him to the depths of the Congo. Here, longings awaken and dreams come true—rays of light in the darkness, meetings with kings, seductive women, and the songs of the jungle. This alluring far-away place he once regarded as the heart of darkness suddenly becomes an exciting locale of lunacy, wildness, and tests of inner strength. In Urs Widmer’s characteristic style, In the Congo is a riveting yarn, threading through not only the relationship between a father and son, but that of Africa and Europe. Translated by Donal McLaughlin, this novel will delight Widmer fans the world over and will turn our notions of colonialism on their heads.
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Kuno, a male nurse in a Swiss retirement home, has a new inmate: his father. In the confines of their new home, the pair does something surprising—they finally begin to talk. Kuno had always regarded his father as a boring man without a history or a destiny, until they are thrust together and he learns that his father risked his life in the war. Stunned, Kuno embarks on a journey into his own psyche, taking him to the depths of the Congo. Here, longings awaken and dreams come true—rays of light in the darkness, meetings with kings, seductive women, and the songs of the jungle. This alluring far-away place he once regarded as the heart of darkness suddenly becomes an exciting locale of lunacy, wildness, and tests of inner strength. In Urs Widmer’s characteristic style, In the Congo is a riveting yarn, threading through not only the relationship between a father and son, but that of Africa and Europe. Translated by Donal McLaughlin, this novel will delight Widmer fans the world over and will turn our notions of colonialism on their heads.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9780857428257
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 085742825X
Udg. Dato: 11 maj 2021
Længde: 19mm
Bredde: 204mm
Højde: 128mm
Forlag: Seagull Books London Ltd
Oplagsdato: 11 maj 2021
Forfatter(e): Urs Widmer
Forfatter(e) Urs Widmer


Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur


ISBN-13 9780857428257


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 256


Udgave


Længde 19mm


Bredde 204mm


Højde 128mm


Udg. Dato 11 maj 2021


Oplagsdato 11 maj 2021


Forlag Seagull Books London Ltd

Kategori sammenhænge