By night the mountain burns /
"By Night the Mountain Burns recounts the narrator's childhood on a remote island off the West African coast, living with his mysterious grandfather, several mothers and no fathers. We learn of a dark chapter in the island's history: a bush fire destroys the crops, then hundreds peris...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated into English from Spanish. |
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London :
And Other Stories,
2014.
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| Summary: | "By Night the Mountain Burns recounts the narrator's childhood on a remote island off the West African coast, living with his mysterious grandfather, several mothers and no fathers. We learn of a dark chapter in the island's history: a bush fire destroys the crops, then hundreds perish in a cholera outbreak. Superstition dominates, and the islanders must sacrifice their possessions to the enraged ocean god. What of their lives will they manage to save?"--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 275 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781908276407 1908276401 |