| Good Morning Comrades Contributor(s): Ondjaki (Author), Henighan, Stephen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1897231407 ISBN-13: 9781897231401 Publisher: Biblioasis OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Told in a charming and original voice, "Good Morning Comrades" is the story of a group of friends who create a perfect childhood in a revolutionary socialist country fighting a bitter war. An internationally acclaimed novel, already published in half a dozen countries, "Good Morning Comrades "is an unforgettable book by one of Africa's most exciting young writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Biblioasis International Translation |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.71" W x 8.77" (0.44 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Cultural Region - African - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Luanda, Angola, 1990. Ndalu is a normal twelve-year old boy in an extraordinary time and place. Like his friends, he enjoys laughing at his teachers, avoiding homework and telling tall tales. But Ndalu's teachers are Cuban, his homework assignments include writing essays on the role of the workers and peasants, and the tall tales he and his friends tell are about a criminal gang called Empty Crate which specializes in attacking schools. Ndalu is mystified by the family servant, Comrade Antonio, who thinks that Angola worked better when it was a colony of Portugal, and by his Aunt Dada, who lives in Portugal and doesn't know what a ration card is. In a charming voice that is completely original, Good Morning Comrades tells the story of a group of friends who create a perfect childhood in a revolutionary socialist country fighting a bitter war. But the world is changing around these children, and like all childhood's Ndalu's cannot last. An internationally acclaimed novel, already published in half a dozen countries, Good Morning Comrades is an unforgettable work of fiction by one of Africa's most exciting young writers. |