To Asmara (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st us ed., 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Set against the brutal and largely forgotten war for Eritrean independence, To Asmara transports readers into one of the twentieth century's most harrowing conflicts, following a cast of disparate Westerners — journalists, aid workers, and idealists — as they make their dangerous pilgrimage through the Ethiopian highlands toward the rebel stronghold of Asmara. Thomas Keneally, drawing on his own firsthand experience in the region, presents a narrative of extraordinary moral urgency, chronicling the collision between African resolve and Western incomprehension with an unflinching authenticity that few novelists could achieve. Keneally's prose moves with the spare, sun-bleached intensity of the landscape itself, weaving together the personal and the political to argue that bearing witness is both a privilege and a profound responsibility. Rich in humanitarian concern and political insight, the novel stands as a companion piece to the author's broader body of work — a body that includes Schindler's Ark — cementing his reputation as a writer who seeks out history's darkest corners and illuminates them with searing compassion. The author's signature blend of meticulous research and novelistic empathy leaves the reader asking an uncomfortable question: what, ultimately, does the outside world owe to those who fight and die beyond its gaze?
Author: Thomas Keneally
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, Warner Books
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st us ed., 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Set against the brutal and largely forgotten war for Eritrean independence, To Asmara transports readers into one of the twentieth century's most harrowing conflicts, following a cast of disparate Westerners — journalists, aid workers, and idealists — as they make their dangerous pilgrimage through the Ethiopian highlands toward the rebel stronghold of Asmara. Thomas Keneally, drawing on his own firsthand experience in the region, presents a narrative of extraordinary moral urgency, chronicling the collision between African resolve and Western incomprehension with an unflinching authenticity that few novelists could achieve. Keneally's prose moves with the spare, sun-bleached intensity of the landscape itself, weaving together the personal and the political to argue that bearing witness is both a privilege and a profound responsibility. Rich in humanitarian concern and political insight, the novel stands as a companion piece to the author's broader body of work — a body that includes Schindler's Ark — cementing his reputation as a writer who seeks out history's darkest corners and illuminates them with searing compassion. The author's signature blend of meticulous research and novelistic empathy leaves the reader asking an uncomfortable question: what, ultimately, does the outside world owe to those who fight and die beyond its gaze?