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By night the mountain burns, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel ; translated by Jethro Soutar

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By night the mountain burns, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel ; translated by Jethro Soutar

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

By night the mountain burns

Oclc number

875253118

Responsibility statement

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel ; translated by Jethro Soutar

Series statement

& other stories, 21

Summary

"By Night the Mountain Burns recounts the narrator's childhood on a remote island off the West African coast, living with his mysterious grandfather, several mothers and no fathers. We learn of a dark chapter in the island's history: a bush fire destroys the crops, then hundreds perish in a cholera outbreak. Superstition dominates, and the islanders must sacrifice their possessions to the enraged ocean god. What of their lives will they manage to save?"--Page 4 of cover

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