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Pepsi and Maria Adam Zameenzad

Pepsi and Maria By Adam Zameenzad

Pepsi and Maria by Adam Zameenzad


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Summary

Pepsi is a smart street kid in a South American country - his mother is dead and his father, a famous politician, has disowned him. At his side is the kidnapped Maria, who finds in Pepsi a true brother. In this hard-hitting, fantastical novel, Adam Zameenzad gives an insight into the lives of the dispossessed in modern society.

Pepsi and Maria Summary

Pepsi and Maria by Adam Zameenzad

Pepsi is a smart street kid in a South American country - his mother is dead and his father, a famous politician, has disowned him. At his side is the kidnapped Maria, who finds in Pepsi a true brother. Pepsi's mission is to return Maria to her home - the rubbish-tip township she calls 'Heaven'. But to do so he has to escape the sadistic policeman Caddy, whose obsession is to kill both children - as personal vendetta and also as part of his crusade to rid the city of the 'filth' of street children. In this hard-hitting, fantastical novel, full of unexpected twists and black humour, Adam Zameenzad gives a penetrating insight into the lives of the dispossessed in modern society. The street children's zest for life and beauty ensures that their dramatic story, despite the brutal reality of their lives, is both uplifting and exhilarating.

Pepsi and Maria Reviews

'If you can imagine a hybrid of City of God and The Wizard of Oz, then Pepsi and Maria comes close'

-- Boyd Tonkin * The Independent *

'A beautifully crafted, multi-faceted book: a highly dramatic and gripping thriller and a searing indictment of cruelty and inhumanity'

* New Internationalist *

About Adam Zameenzad

Adam Zameenzad was born in Pakistan and spent his early childhood in Nairobi. His previous novels have been published to great acclaim in many languages, and include The Thirteenth House (Winner of the David Higham Prize); My Friend Matt and Hena the Whore (film rights sold to Franc Roddam, director of Quadrophenia); Love, Bones and Water; Cyrus Cyrus (longlisted for the Booker Prize); Gorgeous White Female. This is his sixth novel.

Additional information

GOR002887029
9781904559061
1904559069
Pepsi and Maria by Adam Zameenzad
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Arcadia Books
2004-04-01
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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