The Death of Rex Nhongo
$35.51
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2016
Summary
The Gun, the General, and the Harare Hustle
Sharp and blackly humorous, The Death of Rex Nhongo follows five marriages and one gun, which collide on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe. When Patson finds a gun in his taxi, it gives a jolt to a marriage already balancing on the knife-edge of poverty.
Shuttling disaffected British expats, avoiding intelligence officers, and supporting deluded relatives from the country, Patson weaves a web through a city that can speak of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857054296 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857054295 |
| Author: | C.B. George |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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Book of the Year
A terrific novel - absolutely compelling and chilling. A wonderfully astute and forensic blend of fact and fiction, lies and truth.
This is a brilliantly unsettling book; its shrewd, measured, darkly atmospheric prose describes the societal, familial and psychological conditions that make it possible to find burnt corpses in fire-proof houses.A brilliant piece of work, which takes a cleaver to Zimbabwe - splitting it wide open for all to see. Fascinating, enjoyable, compact and driving - Jesse Armstrong, writer, The Thick of ItMuscular, confident … C . B. George’s account of that strained relationship is horribly convincing … As the characters stumble into each others’ trajectories, the author pulls off the feat of being both forensic and forgiving - SpectatorAbout The Author
C.B. George
C. B. George has spent many years working throughout Southern Africa. He now lives in London.
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