Bibliograph

A storm blew in from paradise, Johannes Anyuru ; translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles

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Label

A storm blew in from paradise, Johannes Anyuru ; translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A storm blew in from paradise

Oclc number

1091586095

Responsibility statement

Johannes Anyuru ; translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles

Summary

"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, P searches for identity and purpose in a world in which nowhere is home."--Amazon.com

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