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A Girl from Zanzibar

by Roger King

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A Girl from Zanzibar is a riveting modern immigration story for a brave new globalized world. Current events, dubious international finance, terrorism, and a search for the self are played out in this story of a bright Portuguese Indian-Arab girl who follows a dangerous path from Zanzibar to London to a teaching position in a small Vermont college. With its spare, luminous style, Girl from Zanzibar is reminiscent of the novels of John LeCarré.

Review:

"Nearly every page crackles with some fresh, sharp and true observation. To use a word seldom applied to serious fiction, The Girl From Zanzibar is a delight." Tony Mastrogiorgio, San Francisco Chronicle

Review:

"Born in England and himself well traveled over four continents, King offers wonderful descriptions of distant places. The easy, fluid writing style of his other novels (e.g., Horizontal Hotel) is evident here." Library Journal

Review:

"An engrossing picaresque novel from King (Sea Level, 1992), a young woman's adventures and loves unfold across a dozen years and three continents. An engaging and subtle tale that unites far-flung worlds in the person of a complex, intriguing heroine." Kirkus Reviews

Review:

"A stunning novel... I read it in a state of complete happiness." Andrea Barrett

Review:

"There is no safe haven, this brilliantly prescient novel suggests, and nothing to hold onto. For better or worse, we are all migrants now." Suzanne Ruta, New York Times Book Review

Synopsis:

“A headstrong heroine zigzags from Zanzibar to America in Roger King’s daring new novel.”—Elaina Richardson, O magazine

“There is no safe haven, this brilliant, prescient novel suggests.”—Suzanne Ruta, The New York Times

Winner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award for Best Novel 2002.

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About the Author

Roger King, born in the U.K. and currently a Massachusetts resident, has twice been nominated for the Booker Prize. His previous novels include Sea Level and Horizontal Hotel.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781885586605
Author:
King, Roger
Publisher:
Helen Marx Books / Books and Co
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Immigrants
Subject:
Identity
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
Multiculturalism
Subject:
Ethnicity
Subject:
Women college teachers
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
no. 85.37
Publication Date:
20000401
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
8.00 x 5.00 in
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Product details 288 pages Helen Marx Books/Books & Co - English 9781885586605 Reviews:
"Review" by , "Nearly every page crackles with some fresh, sharp and true observation. To use a word seldom applied to serious fiction, The Girl From Zanzibar is a delight."
"Review" by , "Born in England and himself well traveled over four continents, King offers wonderful descriptions of distant places. The easy, fluid writing style of his other novels (e.g., Horizontal Hotel) is evident here."
"Review" by , "An engrossing picaresque novel from King (Sea Level, 1992), a young woman's adventures and loves unfold across a dozen years and three continents. An engaging and subtle tale that unites far-flung worlds in the person of a complex, intriguing heroine."
"Review" by , "A stunning novel... I read it in a state of complete happiness."
"Review" by , "There is no safe haven, this brilliantly prescient novel suggests, and nothing to hold onto. For better or worse, we are all migrants now."
"Synopsis" by ,

“A headstrong heroine zigzags from Zanzibar to America in Roger King’s daring new novel.”—Elaina Richardson, O magazine

“There is no safe haven, this brilliant, prescient novel suggests.”—Suzanne Ruta, The New York Times

Winner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award for Best Novel 2002.
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