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26+ obres 319 Membres 2 Ressenyes 1 preferits

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Elleke Boehmer is Professor of World Literature in English at the University of Oxford.

Inclou aquests noms: R Boehme, R. Boehm

Crèdit de la imatge: Danielle Battigelli

Obres de Elleke Boehmer

The global histories of books (2017) 11 exemplars
Bloodlines (2001) 8 exemplars
The Shouting in the Dark (2015) 8 exemplars
Screens Against the Sky (1990) 5 exemplars
Nile Baby (2008) 3 exemplars
De antenne 3 exemplars

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Boehmer, Elleke
Data de naixement
1961
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
Zuid-Afrika

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Weird, utterly compulsive read that socks you in the stomach.
In the wake of the death of her father- a comfortably-off White S African with racist views - Annemarie and her mother enter a weird, cocooned existence. Security and comfort seem to be the watchword of mother's life now- a life based around food, trivia and long periods in their apartment.
As Annmarie- slowly, minimally - becomes aware of the very different existence led by the Black population, this "other world" out there threatens to break through the screens and mobiles with which the two women blot out Tough Questions.… (més)
 
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starbox | Feb 7, 2023 |

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Obres
26
També de
2
Membres
319
Popularitat
#74,135
Valoració
½ 3.4
Ressenyes
2
ISBN
71
Llengües
3
Preferit
1

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