The Book Of Secrets (Paperback, Main)


When Pius Fernandes, a retired schoolteacher living in modern day Dar es Salaam, discovers a diary of a British colonial administrator from 1913, he is drawn into a provocative account of the Asian community of East Africa, and the liaisons, feelings and secrets of its people, over the course of a century. Part generational history, part detective story, part social chronicle, M.G. Vassanji's award-winning novel magnificently conjures setting and period as it explores notions of identity and exile.

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When Pius Fernandes, a retired schoolteacher living in modern day Dar es Salaam, discovers a diary of a British colonial administrator from 1913, he is drawn into a provocative account of the Asian community of East Africa, and the liaisons, feelings and secrets of its people, over the course of a century. Part generational history, part detective story, part social chronicle, M.G. Vassanji's award-winning novel magnificently conjures setting and period as it explores notions of identity and exile.

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Imprint

Canongate Books Ltd

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

February 2006

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

Authors

Dimensions

198 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

384

Edition

Main

ISBN-13

978-1-84195-686-2

Barcode

9781841956862

Categories

LSN

1-84195-686-4



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