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Beschreibung
WAITING FOR AN ANGEL marks the debut of one of Africa's most promising new writers.

Lomba is a young journalist living under military regime in Lagos one of the most dangerous cities in the world. His mind is full of soul music and girls and thenovel he is writing. But his room-mate goes mad and is beaten up by soldiers his first love is forced to marry a man she doesn't love and his neighbours are planning a demo which is bound to incite riot and arrests. Lomba can no longer bury his head in the sand. He must write the truth about this reign of terror . . .

WAITING FOR AN ANGEL captures the despair the frenzy and the stubborn hope of a generation daring to speak out against one of the world's most oppressive regimes.
WAITING FOR AN ANGEL marks the debut of one of Africa's most promising new writers.

Lomba is a young journalist living under military regime in Lagos one of the most dangerous cities in the world. His mind is full of soul music and girls and thenovel he is writing. But his room-mate goes mad and is beaten up by soldiers his first love is forced to marry a man she doesn't love and his neighbours are planning a demo which is bound to incite riot and arrests. Lomba can no longer bury his head in the sand. He must write the truth about this reign of terror . . .

WAITING FOR AN ANGEL captures the despair the frenzy and the stubborn hope of a generation daring to speak out against one of the world's most oppressive regimes.
Über den Autor
Helon Habila is the author of Oil on Water, Measuring Time, Waiting for an Angel, andThe Chibok Girls. He is professor of creative writing at George Mason University and lives in Virginia with his wife and three children.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780141010069
ISBN-10: 0141010061
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Habila, Helon
Hersteller: Penguin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, vertrieb@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Helon Habila
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.08.2003
Gewicht: 0,293 kg
Artikel-ID: 111772032