Instant Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Cecilia Fitzsimmons

Instant Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Cecilia Fitzsimmons

Kuno, a male nurse in a Swiss retirement home, has a new inmate: his father. In the confines of their new home, the pair does something surprising--they finally begin to talk. Kuno had always regarded his father as a boring man without a history or a destiny, until they are thrust together and he learns that his father risked his life in the war. Stunned, Kuno embarks on a journey into his own psyche, taking him to the depths of the Congo. Here, longings awaken and dreams come true--rays of light in the darkness, meetings with kings, seductive women, and the songs of the jungle. This alluring far-away place he once regarded as the heart of darkness suddenly becomes an exciting locale of lunacy, wildness, and tests of inner strength.

In Urs Widmer's characteristic style, In the Congo is a riveting yarn, threading through not only the relationship between a father and son, but that of Africa and Europe. Translated by Donal McLaughlin, this novel will delight Widmer fans the world over and will turn our notions of colonialism on their heads.

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ISBN 13	9780681411722
ISBN 10	0681411724
Title	Instant Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Author	Cecilia Fitzsimmons
Series	Instant Guide To
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Longmeadow Pr
Year published	1991-09-01
Number of pages	127
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