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A treacherous paradise, Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson

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Cold and poverty define Hanna Renstrom's childhood in remote northern Sweden, and in 1905, at nineteen, she boards a ship for Australia in hope of a better life. But none of her hopes--or fears--prepares her for the life she will lead. After two brief marriages, she finds herself a widow twice over, and the owner of a bordello in Portuguese East Africa, a world where colonialism and white supremacy rule, where she is isolated within society by her profession and her sex, and, among the bordello's black prostitutes, by her color. As Hanna's story unfurls over the next several years, we watch her in this "treacherous paradise," as she wrestles with a constant, wrenching loneliness and with the racism she's meant to unthinkingly adopt. And as her life becomes increasingly intertwined with the prostitutes, she moves inexorably toward the moment when she will make a decision that defies every expectation society has of her, and, more important, those she has of herself
Language
  • eng
  • swe
  • eng
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Publication
Edition
First United States edition.
Extent
359 pages
Note
  • "This translation originally published in Great Britain by Harvill Secker, an imprint of the Random House Group Limited, London."
  • "Originally published in Sweden as Minnet av en smutsig ängel by Leopard Förlag, Stockholm, in 2011"--Title page verso
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9780307961228
Instance
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A treacherous paradise
Title
A treacherous paradise
Statement of responsibility
Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • swe
  • eng
Summary
Cold and poverty define Hanna Renstrom's childhood in remote northern Sweden, and in 1905, at nineteen, she boards a ship for Australia in hope of a better life. But none of her hopes--or fears--prepares her for the life she will lead. After two brief marriages, she finds herself a widow twice over, and the owner of a bordello in Portuguese East Africa, a world where colonialism and white supremacy rule, where she is isolated within society by her profession and her sex, and, among the bordello's black prostitutes, by her color. As Hanna's story unfurls over the next several years, we watch her in this "treacherous paradise," as she wrestles with a constant, wrenching loneliness and with the racism she's meant to unthinkingly adopt. And as her life becomes increasingly intertwined with the prostitutes, she moves inexorably toward the moment when she will make a decision that defies every expectation society has of her, and, more important, those she has of herself
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1948-2015
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Mankell, Henning
Dewey number
839.73/74
Index
no index present
LC call number
PT9876.23.A49
LC item number
M6613 2013
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1938-2015
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Thompson, Laurie
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  • Women, White
  • Swedes
  • Brothels
  • Prostitution
  • Maputo Bay (Mozambique)
Target audience
adult
Label
A treacherous paradise, Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson
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Publication
Note
  • "This translation originally published in Great Britain by Harvill Secker, an imprint of the Random House Group Limited, London."
  • "Originally published in Sweden as Minnet av en smutsig ängel by Leopard Förlag, Stockholm, in 2011"--Title page verso
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn829645884
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First United States edition.
Extent
359 pages
Isbn
9780307961228
Lccn
2013005864
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
F Mankell ; XX-FI ; jll ; FC1305BT.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 829645884
  • (Sirsi) 829645884
  • (OCoLC)829645884
Label
A treacherous paradise, Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson
Publication
Note
  • "This translation originally published in Great Britain by Harvill Secker, an imprint of the Random House Group Limited, London."
  • "Originally published in Sweden as Minnet av en smutsig ängel by Leopard Förlag, Stockholm, in 2011"--Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn829645884
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First United States edition.
Extent
359 pages
Isbn
9780307961228
Lccn
2013005864
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
F Mankell ; XX-FI ; jll ; FC1305BT.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 829645884
  • (Sirsi) 829645884
  • (OCoLC)829645884

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