Sách - First Blood by Alison Anderson (UK edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Independent Alliance Origin: United Kingdom (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781787704473 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 112 Dimensons: 198 x 132 x 30 | 400 (gram) ---------------------------------------- The Republic of the Congo, 1964. A young man is facing a firing squad, preparing for his last moment on Earth. He reflects on his childhood with a distant mother, and the moments which have led to him finding himself staring in the face. Patrick Nothomb is a young diplomat, aged 28, when he is taken hostage with thousands of others in Stanleyville (now Kisangani) by rebels. Over the course of four months, Nothomb has negotiated with his captors each and every day, saving the lives of 1500 s. Inspired by the life of her father, who d at the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, Amélie Nothomb slips into his shoes to give voice to his story. A gentle homage to the man who gave her life WINNER: Strega European Prize A best book of 2021 - Le ParisienKey Selling Points: [[[DOUBLECRLF]]]• One of ELLE and Le Parisien’s 10 Best Books of the Year 2021[[[DOUBLECRLF]]]• Award winning author, this book the Prix Renaudot 2021 and the Strega European Prize[[[DOUBLECRLF]]]• Creative non-fiction rooted in the author’s grief, relevant content[[[DOUBLECRLF]]]Target readership [[[DOUBLECRLF]]]• Fans of creative non-fiction, bildungsroman, historical fiction, biographical fiction[[[DOUBLECRLF]]]• For readers of A Man’s Place by Annie Ernaux, Blue Nights by Joan Didion and Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Review Quote“This book is a gem.” Review Quote“Amélie Nothomb at her best: cruel, tender and funny.” Review Quote“A book bubbling in delightful humour and exuberant vitality.” Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....