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Mudimbe, a comparative literature professor at Duke University, makes his American debut with this compelling, poetic novel, elegantly translated from the French, about his homeland. Set in the rebellion-torn Zaire of the 1960s, it is the story of a cynical Minister of State and his love for a beautiful prostitute, and the fluctuating balance of power in their relationship as they become enmeshed, both willingly and unwillingly, in the political intrigue and tribal loyalties that will destroy them. The Minister's reflections on their attachment comprise much of the tale, and though occasionally abstruse, they are eloquent and insightful. Rarely do we enter into the prostitute's point of view. The shifts of perspective between the cool observations of the Minister and those of the unidentified and unsettling second-person narrator keep us distanced from the charactersa masterful narrative parallel for the protagonists' detachment from their own lives. The novel's heavy sense of impending doom keeps us reading until the blistering conclusion.
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- ÉditeurFireside
- Date d'édition1989
- ISBN 10 0671675664
- ISBN 13 9780671675660
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Before the Birth of the Moon
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Description du livre paperback. Etat : Good in Wrappers. New York. 1989. Simon & Schuster. Advance Uncorrected Reader's Proof. Good in Wrappers. 0671675664. Translated from the French by Marjolijn De Jager. 203 pages. paperback. keywords: Literature Zaire Africa Translated. FROM THE PUBLISHER - BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE MOON is a story of passion, love and power, of deception and hate. It is a story of the romance of a statesman and a prostitute caught in a web of sincere lies and manipulations, a man and a woman reflecting each other like distorted mirrors. Their complex relationship, set in the steamy, smoke-filled night world of Kinshasa, Zaire, is a powerful metaphor for a society's struggle to spring from a trap of dependence and regain a sense of self-determination. BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE MOON was published in France as Le bel immonde. It is V. Y. Mudimbe's second novel and his fiction debut in the United States. An established literary figure in France, this award-winning novelist, poet and scholar lays bare the consciousness of post-colonial Africa. inventory #22207. N° de réf. du vendeur z22207
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Description du livre hardcover. Etat : Very Good in Dustjacket. 1st edition. New York. 1989. January 1989. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0671675664. Translated from the French by Marjolijn De Jager. 205 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Jackie Seow-Pracher. Jacket illustration by Anthony Russo. keywords: Literature Zaire Africa Translated. FROM THE PUBLISHER - BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE MOON is a story of passion, love and power, of deception and hate. It is a story of the romance of a statesman and a prostitute caught in a web of sincere lies and manipulations, a man and a woman reflecting each other like distorted mirrors. Their complex relationship, set in the steamy, smoke-filled night world of Kinshasa, Zaire, is a powerful metaphor for a society's struggle to spring from a trap of dependence and regain a sense of self-determination. BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE MOON was published in France as Le bel immonde. It is V. Y. Mudimbe's second novel and his fiction debut in the United States. An established literary figure in France, this award-winning novelist, poet and scholar lays bare the consciousness of post-colonial Africa. inventory #11486. N° de réf. du vendeur z11486
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Fireside (Simon and Schuster); New York, 1989. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, tan and blue binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, discoloration/sunning to tan boards, some rubbing to board/spine edges, bit of crimping to spine edges, trace discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, age toning to text block edges and pages, black scuff mark bottom text block edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, faint crease along front panel, some sunning to flaps, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 203pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU1033476
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. (1st edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, light gray boards, very bright gilt lettering and wavy gilt design on spine, 203 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ glossy beneath mylar with beautiful dark red speckled design to spine and front left, color-illustration of two faces at center front, peach background to most of front, white back with praise. DJ has light wear to bottom front tip, micronick at top front edge next to spine, tiny nick at bottom front edge next to spine, very tiny nick with very slight wear at spine bottom edge, micronick at spine top left edge. Very Good+ DJ/Very Fine book. N° de réf. du vendeur 11899
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. N° de réf. du vendeur G0671675664I4N00
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Very Fine. First Edition. Larger, thinner book, dark blue cloth spine, gray boards, very bright gilt lettering and wave design on spine, 203 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ beneath mylar, beautiful dark red speckled design on spine and front left, faces and foliage at center front, peach background to front, white back with praise. DJ has micronick at spine bottom edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. N° de réf. du vendeur 05744
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