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Автор: Dickinson Peter
Название: Tefuga: A Novel of Suspense
ISBN: 9781504006743
Издательство: Open Road Media Mystery & Thri
Классификация:

Модернистская и современная художественная литература

Политические / юридические триллеры

Историческая художественная литература

Политика и политический строй

ISBN-10: 1504006747
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 256
Вес: 0.30 кг.
Дата издания: 05.05.2015
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Black & white illustrations
Размер: 203 x 133 x 15
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: A novel of suspense
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: In this evocative tale of suspense from CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson, a British diplomats wife in Nigeria inadvertently precipitates a senseless tragedy, and six decades later, her son becomes caught up in a maelstrom of violent political corruption Filmmaker Nigel Jackland has come to northern Nigeria to work on a new project: a documentary based on the personal diary entries of his mother. Sixty years have passed since Betty Jackland first accompanied her husband, Ted, to this colonial African backwater, resolving to be a perfect helpmate and wife to Britains district officer in the emirate of Kiti. But Bettys fascination with the local Kitawa tribe, innate sense of justice, and irrepressibly independent spirit mean she could never turn a blind eye to the suffering of oppressed women-particularly the abused wives of the ruling emir. She never imagined that her strong words and actions could have violent consequences in the shadow of Tefuga Hill-or that the echoes of the tragedy would resound dangerously in the life of her own son many years on. Linking two stories separated by more than half a century and relating them in alternating chapters, Tefuga is an enthralling, evocative, and suspenseful tale of corruption, imperialism, race, and murder. A master of both style and substance, Dickinson brilliantly re-creates times and places in stunning detail, transporting readers to an Africa so remarkably realistic they can almost feel the equatorial winds on their faces. Peter Dickinson was born in Africa but raised and educated in England. From 1952 to 1969 he was on the editorial staff of Punch, and since then has earned his living writing fiction of various kinds for children and adults. His books have been published in several languages throughout the world. The recipient of many awards, Dickinson has been shortlisted nine times for the prestigious Carnegie Medal for childrens literature and was the first author to win it twice. The author of twenty-one crime and mystery novels for adults, Dickinson was also the first to win the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers Association for two books running: The Glass-Sided Ants Nest (1968) and The Old English Peepshow (1969). A collection of Dickinsons poetry, The Weir, was published in 2007. His latest book, In the Palace of the Khans, was published in 2012 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Dickinson has served as chairman of the Society of Authors and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2009 for services to literature.

Tefuga: A Novel of Suspense, Dickinson Peter