Ian Holding
Autore di Unfeeling
Sull'Autore
Opere di Ian Holding
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1978
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Zimbabwe
- Luogo di residenza
- Harare, Zimbabwe (birthplace)
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Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 3
- Utenti
- 123
- Popolarità
- #162,201
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 6
- ISBN
- 17
- Lingue
- 1
Set in post-apocalyptic Africa, Of Beasts and Beings follows a kidnapped and ransomed scavenger and a schoolteacher as they deal with their surroundings -- horrifying and uncomfortable. Their stories explore oppression, violence, race, and how those all play into people's experiences and ownership over their own stories.
There's a lot to be said about the ending of this book, and how the scavenger and the school teacher are connected... and with good reason, because jeez, I thought I knew where the story was going but I had no idea.
But what really pulled me into the book was the writing style. The prose is beautiful and horrible at once. I have never before encountered descriptions that I found so gorgeous and compelling and uncomfortable at once. Definitely recommended.… (altro)