The Book of Secrets
M. G. Vassanji$22.09
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In 1988, a retired schoolteacher named Pius Fernandes receives an old diary found in the back room of an East African shop. Written in 1913 by a British colonial administrator, the diary captivates Fernandes, who begins to research the coded history he encounters in its terse, laconic entries. What he uncovers is a story of forbidden liaisons and simmering vengeances, family secrets and cultural exiles--a story that leads him on an investigative journey through his own past and Africa's.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 12/01/1996
ISBN: 9780312150686
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
Award: Scotiabank Giller Prize - Winner
Review Citations: New York Times 05/25/1997 pg. 24