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Literature & Fiction

Oil on Water: A Novel

Oil on Water: A Novel

â‚¬Å“The new generation of twenty-first-century African writers have now come of age. Without a doubt Habila is one of the best.â‚¬Ââ‚¬â€¢Emmanuel Dongala
In the oil-rich and environmentally devastated Nigerian Delta, the wife of a British oil executive has been kidnapped. Two journalistsâ‚¬â€¢a young upstart, Rufus, and a once-great, now disillusioned veteran, Zaqâ‚¬â€¢are sent to find her. In a story rich with atmosphere and taut with suspense, Oil on Water explores the conflict between idealism and cynical disillusionment in a journey full of danger and unintended consequences.

As Rufus and Zaq navigate polluted rivers flanked by exploded and dormant oil wells, in search of â‚¬Å“the white woman,â‚¬Â they must contend with the brutality of both government soldiers and militants. Assailed by irresolvable versions of the â‚¬Å“truthâ‚¬Â about the womanâ‚¬s disappearance, dependent on the kindness of strangers of unknowable loyalties, their journalistic objectivity will prove unsustainable, but other values might yet salvage their human dignity.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 33138293
ReleaseDate 2011-05-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393339642

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