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Nine Hills to Nambonkaha : Journey Heart African Village by Sarah Erdman, Signd
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Signed
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780805073812
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
0805073817
ISBN-13
9780805073812
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2455265
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nine Hills to Nambonkaha : a Journey to the Heart of an African Village
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Africa / West, Africa / General, International Relations / General, Customs & Traditions
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-044955
Reviews
"It is rare to pick up a book and be so completely transported to another land, another culture. The village of Nambonkaha comes alive in Edrman's hands. Her powers of observation, her prose and her daring are truly Orwellian." -Abraham Verghese, author of My Own Country
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
966.68
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
A portrait of a resilient African village, ruled until recently by magic and tradition, now facing modern problems and responding, often triumphantly, to change., A portrait of a resilient African village, ruled until recently by magic and tradition, now facing modern problems and responding, often triumphantly, to change When Sarah Erdman, a Peace Corps volunteer, arrived in Nambonkaha, she became the first Caucasian to venture there since the French colonialists. But even though she was thousands of miles away from the United States, completely on her own in this tiny village in the West African nation of Cote d'Ivoire, she did not feel like a stranger for long. As her vivid narrative unfolds, Erdman draws us into the changing world of the village that became her home. Here is a place where electricity is expected but never arrives, where sorcerers still conjure magic, where the tok-tok sound of women grinding corn with pestles rings out in the mornings like church bells. Rare rains provoke bathing in the streets and the most coveted fashion trend is fabric with illustrations of Western cell phones. Yet Nambonkaha is also a place where AIDS threatens and poverty is constant, where women suffer the indignities of patriarchal customs, where children work like adults while still managing to dream. Lyrical and topical, Erdman's beautiful debut captures the astonishing spirit of an unforgettable community.
LC Classification Number
DT545.9.N36E73 2003
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