The African Shore (Signed) - Rosa, Rodrigo Rey; Gray, Jeffrey

SIGNED BY RODRIGO REY ROSA on half-title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to upper front corner at spine; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; In the vein of Paul Bowles, Paul Theroux, and V.S. Naipaul, The African Shore marks a major new installment in the genre of dystopic travel fiction from the prominent Guatemalan writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa--a tale of alienation, misrecognition, and intrigue set in and around Tangier. Through a double narrative about a Colombian tourist pleasurably stranded in Morocco and a young shepherd who dreams of migrating to Spain and of "riches to come," the author addresses the anxiety, distrust, and potential for violence that characterize that border of all borders: the strait that separates Africa and Europe where they touch the Atlantic. This unusual novel, whose interlacing plotlines are connected through the mysterious presence of a owl, occupies a unique place in Rey Rosa's oeuvre.
Very Good
Soft cover
Yale University Press
2013
London, UK