A Storm Blew in from Paradise
Author(s): Johannes Anyuru; Rachel Wilson-Broyles (Translator)
P's greatest dream is to fly. He sets out to become a Ugandan fighter pilot, training in an academy in Greece. When the 1971 Idi Amin coup in his homeland disrupts his plans, he defects and becomes a man on the run. In this extraordinary novel based on his own father's fate, Anyuru evokes P's struggles in gorgeous, vivid prose. As a refugee, military-camp prisoner, and exile, P never gives up hope and continues to dream of life as a pilot. In a story told across two generations, Psearches for identity and purpose in a world in which nowhere is home.
General Information
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- : World Editions LLC
- : NewSouth
- : 0.34
- : 01 November 2019
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Johannes Anyuru; Rachel Wilson-Broyles (Translator)
- : Paperback
- : 252