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The Man Who Spoke Snakish (häftad, eng)
Unfortunately people and tribes degenerate. They lose their teeth, forget their language, until finally they''re bending meekly on the...
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Unfortunately people and tribes degenerate. They lose their teeth, forget their language, until finally they''re bending meekly on the fields and cutting straw with a scythe.
Leemut, a young boy growing up in the forest, is content living with his hunter-gatherer familyBut when incomprehensible outsiders arrive aboard ships and settle nearby, with an intriguing new religion, the forest begins to empty - people are moving to the village and breaking their backs tilling fields to make bread. Meanwhile, Leemut and the last forest-dwelling humans refuse to adapt: with bare-bottomed primates and their love of ancient traditions, promiscuous bears, and a single giant louse, they live in shacks, keep wolves, and speak to snakes.
Told with moving and satirical prose, The Man Who Spoke Snakish is a fiercely imaginative allegory about a boy, and a nation, standing on the brink of dramatic change.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 448 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
Utgivningsdatum | 2017-07-06 |
ISBN | 9781611855272 |
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- Häftad, 448, Engelska, Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2017-07-06, 9781611855272
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