Description: Oil on Water by Helon Habila "The new generation of 21st-century African writers have now come of age. Without a doubt Habila is one of the best."--Emmanuel Dongala. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As Rufus and Zaq navigate polluted rivers flanked by exploded and dormant oil wells, in search of "the white woman," they must contend with the brutality of both government soldiers and militants. Assailed by irresolvable versions of the "truth" about the womans disappearance, dependent on the kindness of strangers of unknowable loyalties, their journalistic objectivity will prove unsustainable, but other values might yet salvage their human dignity. Author Biography Helon Habila is the author of Oil on Water, Measuring Time, Waiting for an Angel, and The Chibok Girls. He is associate professor of creative writing at George Mason University and lives in Virginia with his wife and three children. Review Habila has a filmic ability to etch scenes on the imagination.-- "The Independent"Starred Review. A cinematic adventure and a remarkably tense race against the clock set in a haunting world of mangroves, floating villages, and jungle shrines--but it is also a brooding political tragedy in the Graham Greene tradition, one that illustrates the environmental and human costs of resource extraction in corrupt, postcolonial Africa....his mournful vision of the world never eclipses its fragile beauty, or its humanity.-- "Publishers Weekly" Review Text "Habila has a filmic ability to etch scenes on the imagination." Review Quote "Starred Review. A cinematic adventure and a remarkably tense race against the clock set in a haunting world of mangroves, floating villages, and jungle shrines--but it is also a brooding political tragedy in the Graham Greene tradition, one that illustrates the environmental and human costs of resource extraction in corrupt, postcolonial Africa....his mournful vision of the world never eclipses its fragile beauty, or its humanity." Details ISBN0393339645 Author Helon Habila Language English ISBN-10 0393339645 ISBN-13 9780393339642 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title OIL ON WATER Birth 1967 Subtitle A Novel Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-05-16 Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-05-16 NZ Release Date 2011-05-16 US Release Date 2011-05-16 UK Release Date 2011-05-16 Pages 256 Publisher WW Norton & Co DEWEY 823.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158650275;
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