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The King's Rifle

English · Paperback / Softback

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Zusatztext "A sophisticated! evocative! and haunting coming-of-age story." Informationen zum Autor Biyi Bandele (1967–2022) was a pioneering novelist, playwright and film-maker. Born in Northern Nigeria to a veteran of the Burma campaign, winning a British theatre award brought him to London at age 22, where he published his first two novels and went onto write and direct many acclaimed plays, novels and feature films in the UK and Nigeria. The Independent named him one of Africa’s Fifty Greatest Artists. Klappentext It's winter 1944 and the Second World War is entering its most crucial state. A few months ago fourteen-year-old Ali Banana was a blacksmith's apprentice in his rural hometown in West Africa; now he's trekking through the Burmese jungle. Led by the unforgettably charismatic Sergeant Damisa, the unit has been given orders to go behind enemy lines and wreak havoc. But Japanese snipers lurk behind every tree--and even if the unit manages to escape, infection and disease lie in wait. Homesick and weary, the men of D-Section Thunder Brigade refuse to give up. Taut and immediate, The King's Rifle is the first novel to depict the experiences of black African soldiers in the Second World War. This is a story of real life battles, of the men who made the legend of the Chindits, the unconventional, quick-strike division of the British Army in India. Brilliantly executed, this vividly realized account details the madness, sacrifice, and dark humor of that war's most vicious battleground. It is also the moving story of a boy trying to live long enough to become a man. Zusammenfassung It's winter 1944 and the Second World War is entering its most crucial state. A few months ago fourteen-year-old Ali Banana was a blacksmith's apprentice in his rural hometown in West Africa; now he's trekking through the Burmese jungle. Led by the unforgettably charismatic Sergeant Damisa! the unit has been given orders to go behind enemy lines and wreak havoc. But Japanese snipers lurk behind every tree—and even if the unit manages to escape! infection and disease lie in wait. Homesick and weary! the men of D-Section Thunder Brigade refuse to give up. Taut and immediate! The King's Rifle is the first novel to depict the experiences of black African soldiers in the Second World War. This is a story of real life battles! of the men who made the legend of the Chindits! the unconventional! quick-strike division of the British Army in India. Brilliantly executed! this vividly realized account details the madness! sacrifice! and dark humor of that war's most vicious battleground. It is also the moving story of a boy trying to live long enough to become a man. ...

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Authors Biyi Bandele
Publisher Harper Collins Usa
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 24.03.2009
 
EAN 9780061582660
ISBN 978-0-06-158266-0
No. of pages 224
Dimensions 135 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION: General, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: War & Military, FICTION: Coming of Age, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: African, FICTION: World Literature / American / 21st Century, FICTION: World Literature / Asia (General), FICTION: World Literature / American / 20th Century

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