The In-Between World of Vikram Lall

Zusatztext "An astonishing tapestry of irresistible vignettes, brilliantly exploring the painful lessons of history . . . a mesmerizing literary landscape. . . . [with] luminous characters and inspiring prose." –2003 Giller Prize jury "This novel is one of the most satisfying you will come across . . . . What Vassanji does wonderfully well, with zero hectoring and unsettling calm, is describe the complexity of race relations in post-colonial, multi-cultural societies. . . . It’s the reason this novel is both a gripping story and an enduring historical document." – The National Post " The In-Between World of Vikram Lall . . . wrestles passionately and intelligently with big intractable questions. Belonging in a category with Tolstoy’s War and Peace , Vassanji’s saga is sweeping in scope . . . . There are brilliant passages in this novel. Vassanji’s evocation of the pervasive anxiety created by terrorist attacks is visceral." – The Globe and Mail "The prose of Vassanji’s fifth novel tumbles out so easily it looks effortless. . . . The rich details of rural African life fall into place as they would in an easy conversation . . . [a] well-wrought portrait of a troubled man." – Quill & Quire   "This is a taut, marvellous story, told in a dispassionate voice that still manages to convey passion and wonder…. Vassanji leaves his readers with dazzling images of the Eden and its opposite that comprises modern Africa, told by a man who has travelled many roads, only to find that they all lead him in one direction: home." – Books in Canada Praise for M. G. Vassanji "It is part of Vassanji’s great talent to demonstrate that the minor changes – unexpected love, sex, accusations – in the life of a very modest man are, in fact, transformations of history." – The Globe and Mail "Vassanji is one of the country’s finest storytellers." – Quill and Quire "One of our most thoughtful, as well as one of our most able, writers."  –Financial Times (U.K.) Informationen zum Autor M.G. VASSANJI won the Giller Prize for  The Book of Secrets  and  The In-Between World of Vikram Lall , and the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction for  A Place Within: Rediscovering India . His novel  The Assassin's Song  was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. Most recently, his novel  Nostalgia  was a finalist in Canada Reads 2017. Klappentext Double Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji's The In-Between World of Vikram Lall is a haunting novel of corruption and regret that brings to life the complexity and turbulence of Kenyan society in the last five decades. Rich in sensuous detail and historical insight! this is a powerful story of passionate betrayals and political violence! racial tension and the strictures of tradition! told in elegant! assured prose. The novel begins in 1953! with eight-year-old Vikram Lall a witness to the celebrations around the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II! just as the Mau Mau guerilla war for independence from Britain begins to gain strength. In a land torn apart by idealism! doubt! political upheaval and terrible acts of violence! Vic and his sister Deepa must find their place among a new generation. Neither colonists nor African! neither white nor black! the Indian brother and sister find themselves somewhere in between in their band of playmates: Bill and Annie! British children! and Njoroge! an African boy. These are the relationships that will shape the rest of their lives. We follow Vikram through the changes in East African society! the immense promise of the fifties and sixties. But when that hope is betrayed by the corruption and violence of the following decades! Vic is drawn into the Kenyatta government's orbit of graft ...

Product details

• Authors: M G Vassanji, M. G. Vassanji, M.G. Vassanji
• Publisher: Random House Canada
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.09.2004
• EAN: 9780385659918
• ISBN: 978-0-385-65991-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Doubleday Canada
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature