The Shadow Girls - Couverture rigide

Mankell, Henning

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843430592 ISBN 13 : 9781843430599

Editeur : Harvill Secker, 2012

Synopsis

The inspirational tale of a writer who finds himself caught up in the extraordinary stories of young immigrant girls in Sweden.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Henning Mankell (1948-2015) became a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries continue to dominate bestseller lists all over the globe and his books have been translated into forty-five languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh.

Driven by a desire to change the world and to fight against racism and nationalism, Mankell devoted much of his time to working with charities in Africa, including SOS Children’s Villages and PLAN International, where he was also director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. In 2008, the University of St Andrews conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience.

www.henningmankell.com

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'I've learned one thing about these girls and that's that they take care of themselves. They're far from helpless victims. They win every boxing match they're forced into.'

'I told you it would all turn out for the best, didn't I?'

'Nothing has turned out the way I expected it to. I thought I was teaching them to write. But the longest story I've received is just a few scribbled lines.'

'Whoever said something had to be written down on paper to be a story? The most important thing is that they are telling their stories at all.'

Praise for Italian Shoes:

'Mankell's words fall like snowflakes, building up to make even the most ugly thing something of beauty...The strength of women, the bestiality some men are capable of, and the impermanence of life are some of the themes that Mankell once again spins into a quiet masterpiece'
Metro

'A fine meditation on love and loss'
Sunday Telegraph

'Vivid prose...beautifully translated'
Evening Standard

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

Tea-Bag, a young African girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Tanya has made a dangerous journey from Eastern Europe to escape the misery of life in a brothel. Leila, the only girl who lives in Sweden legally, has travelled with her family from Iran. All of them are facing different challenges in their new home.

Meanwhile, celebrated poet Jesper Humlin is looking for inspiration. Harried by his mother and girlfriend, misunderstood by his publisher and tormented by his stock broker, Jesper needs a new perspective on life. A chance encounter with Tea-Bag leads him into the shadow world of the immigrant experience in Sweden. Initially he sees the girls purely as material for his next work, but he soon discovers that they have very different ideas about what role he will play in their lives.

In The Shadow Girls, Henning Mankell tells the extraordinary stories of three young women who are determined to overcome the hardships they face to take control of their own lives. This inspiring novel encompasses both humour and tragedy and illuminates the experiences of those left on the margins of our society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvill Secker
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843430592
• ISBN 13: 9781843430599
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible