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The In-Between World Of Vikram Lall

Author: M.G. Vassanji, Moyez Vassanji
SKU: 9781841956060

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Sweeping in scope, both historically and geographically, Vassanji weaves a rich tapestry of vivid characters (real and imagined) in a Kenya poised between colonialism and independence. Vikram Lall, like his adopted country, inhabits an ‘in-between world’: between the pull of his ancestral home in India and the Kenya he loves passionately; between his tragic past in Africa and an unclear future in Canada; between escape from political terror and a seemingly inevitable return home . .

. a return that may cost him dearly. A master storyteller, Vassanji intertwines the political and the personal – the rise of the Mau Mau in the last days of colonialism looms large over a plot centring on two love stories and a deep friendship.

The result is a sumptuous novel that brilliantly explores the tyranny of history and memory, and questions the individual’s role and responsibility in lawless times.

  • Classifications: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
  • Readership:General (US: Trade)
  • Format: Paperback softback 448 pages

ISBN : 9781841956060

Published : 2 Jun 2005

Author : M.G. Vassanji, Moyez Vassanji

Main Material : Paperback softback

Publisher : Canongate Books, Canongate Books Ltd

Size : 196 x 129 x 29 (mm)

Weight : 326g

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