Towards Asmara (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
In the dust and danger of a war-torn East Africa, Towards Asmara chronicles the journey of a disparate group of Westerners drawn into the heart of Eritrea's brutal struggle for independence from Ethiopia — a conflict largely ignored by the outside world. Thomas Keneally places his protagonist, an Australian journalist named Darcy, alongside an idealistic young woman and a disillusioned aid worker, weaving together their personal motivations with the desperate human cost of a forgotten war, as they travel toward the besieged capital of Asmara. Keneally, the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's Ark, brings his signature moral urgency and documentary precision to this politically charged narrative, presenting the Eritrean cause with unflinching compassion and complexity. The novel stands as a powerful testament to the author's lifelong preoccupation with injustice, resistance, and the capacity of ordinary individuals to bear witness to extraordinary suffering. Rich in cultural detail and propelled by a quiet but relentless tension, it leaves the reader questioning what obligations conscience truly places upon us when faced with a world in flames.
Author: Thomas Keneally
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
In the dust and danger of a war-torn East Africa, Towards Asmara chronicles the journey of a disparate group of Westerners drawn into the heart of Eritrea's brutal struggle for independence from Ethiopia — a conflict largely ignored by the outside world. Thomas Keneally places his protagonist, an Australian journalist named Darcy, alongside an idealistic young woman and a disillusioned aid worker, weaving together their personal motivations with the desperate human cost of a forgotten war, as they travel toward the besieged capital of Asmara. Keneally, the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's Ark, brings his signature moral urgency and documentary precision to this politically charged narrative, presenting the Eritrean cause with unflinching compassion and complexity. The novel stands as a powerful testament to the author's lifelong preoccupation with injustice, resistance, and the capacity of ordinary individuals to bear witness to extraordinary suffering. Rich in cultural detail and propelled by a quiet but relentless tension, it leaves the reader questioning what obligations conscience truly places upon us when faced with a world in flames.