Ian Holding
Auteur de Unfeeling
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Ian Holding
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1978
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Zimbabwe
- Lieux de résidence
- Harare, Zimbabwe (birthplace)
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 121
- Popularité
- #164,307
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 17
- Langues
- 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.… (plus d'informations)