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The Radiance of the King by Camara Laye: Used
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2011-08-16
- Pages
- 312
- ISBN
- 9781590174555
- Book Title
- Radiance of the King
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Small Town & Rural, General, Action & Adventure, Historical
- Item Weight
- 11.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
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Clarence, a white man, has been shipwrecked on the coast of Africa. Flush with self-importance, he demands to see the king, but the king has just left for the south of his realm.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1590174550
ISBN-13
9781590174555
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99677047
Product Key Features
Book Title
Radiance of the King
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Small Town & Rural, General, Action & Adventure, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
18
Reviews
“A classic work of modernism-a signal work in the African canon and one that every lover of literature will admire and enjoy.� -Henry Louis Gates Jr. “One of the greatest of the African novels of the colonial period, Camara Laye’s The Radiance of the King has delighted and puzzled generations of readers inside and outside the continent. The delight is in the humor and elegance of the language and narrative. The puzzle lies in the book’s wonderfully unsettling end, which calls on us all to respond with an interpretation of our own.� -Kwame Anthony Appiah “Allegorical, Kafkaesque and African in a unique way; it is a powerful and disturbing exploration of exile, quest and reconciliation with a power greater than logic or reason.� -The New York Times Book Review, Has been described as a journey towards native African wisdom. It is perhaps better read as a cutting reworking of European books about Africa and its 'mysteries', which are only redeemed for civilisation through the European hero., "A classic work of modernism-a signal work in the African canon and one that every lover of literature will admire and enjoy." -Henry Louis Gates Jr. , "A classic work of modernism-a signal work in the African canon and one that every lover of literature will admire and enjoy." -Henry Louis Gates Jr. "One of the greatest of the African novels of the colonial period, Camara Laye's The Radiance of the King has delighted and puzzled generations of readers inside and outside the continent. The delight is in the humor and elegance of the language and narrative. The puzzle lies in the book's wonderfully unsettling end, which calls on us all to respond with an interpretation of our own." -Kwame Anthony Appiah "[ The Radiance of the King ] is allegorical, Kafkaesque and African in a unique way; it is a powerful and disturbing exploration of exile, quest and reconciliation with a power greater than logic or reason." The New York Times Book Review "[Laye's work] belongs within the tradition of classic world literature, describing a personal and cultural dilemma in accents that speak to all mankind." Adele King, The Writings of Camara Laye "[Laye's] preoccupation with the possibilities of a deep spiritual experience which the African world seemed to him to offer constitutes the unifying point of view of all his work. . .[and] finds its supreme expression in Le Regard du Roi. . . a tour de force." Abiola Irene "In Radiance of the King , Laye has written a book which we can read with enjoyment, amusement, and keen absorption, but which occupies the mind in such a way that new perceptions keep rising to its surface when the reading is over." Gerald Moore, "A classic work of modernism-a signal work in the African canon and one that every lover of literature will admire and enjoy." -Henry Louis Gates Jr. "One of the greatest of the African novels of the colonial period, Camara Laye's The Radiance of the King has delighted and puzzled generations of readers inside and outside the continent. The delight is in the humor and elegance of the language and narrative. The puzzle lies in the book's wonderfully unsettling end, which calls on us all to respond with an interpretation of our own." -Kwame Anthony Appiah "Allegorical, Kafkaesque and African in a unique way; it is a powerful and disturbing exploration of exile, quest and reconciliation with a power greater than logic or reason." -The New York Times Book Review
Lccn
2011-534581
Dewey Decimal
843
Lc Classification Number
Pq3989.C27r413 2011
Copyright Date
2011
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