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Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9781739693428
Publisher: Kahboom
Published: Aug 20 2022
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A young Haitian, Jean Claude, loses his parents in the earthquake that shattered
Port-au-Prince in 2010.
He is taken to an orphanage in France - a place that will shatter his memory.
Then, he finds his way to the University of Oxford, Where he is arrested for trying to
read at Weston Library.
What is his crime in life?
Nwelue's unusual character explores problems affecting Africa, childhood memories,
religion, colonialism. There's infusion of historical facts, which makes it a delight.
Powerful descriptions and profound imageries deployed all through.
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