Fatboy and the Dancing Ladies: An African Tale - Couverture souple

Holman, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0349121303 ISBN 13 : 9780349121307

Editeur : Abacus, 2008

Synopsis

Ferdinand Mlambo, the youngest boy ever to become senior kitchen toto at State House, is in big trouble. Not only has disloyalty to Kuwisha's corrupt Life President cost him his prestigious job, but he has also been stripped of his name. Word goes out across the slums: henceforth he will be known as Fatboy. With the help of Titus, leader of the notorious Mboya Boys gang of street children, Mlambo sets out to recover his name - and his dignity. Affectionate, funny and sharply observant, FATBOY AND THE DANCING LADIES is a satirical tale of East Africa and the resilient residents of Kireba, patrons of Harrods International Bar (and Nightspot), presided over by the irrepressible Charity Mupanga.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Holman grew up in the town of Gwelo in Zimbabwe, at a time when the country was still known as Rhodesia. After gaining degrees from the University of Rhodesia and Edinburgh University, he became a journalist, working in London and Zimbabwe, before being forced, due to his outspoken opposition to Ian Smith's minority rule government, to flee to Lusaka. He lived and worked in Zambia as a Financial Times Africa correspondent from 1977 to 1984, when he came to Britain permanently to take up the role of Africa Editor at the Financial Times. He retired in 2002 but still travels frequently to Africa and writes occasional columns for the FT and Times online. His first novel, Last Orders at Harrods, will be published by Abacus in 2007, and he is currently at work on his second. He lives in east London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abacus
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0349121303
• ISBN 13: 9780349121307
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible