Pig's foot: Signed Copy
by Carlos Acosta
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1408833700
- ISBN 13
- 9781408833704
- Seller
-
Budleigh Salterton, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Very Good+ Book . Inscribed, Signed and Dated by author.
" To Anne, Carlos Acosta, 13 "
near fine book.
Oscar Mandinga, great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet of wooden shacks and red earth deep in the Cuban hinterland, is a sardonic teller of tales - some taller than others - of slavery, revolution, family secrets, love and identity, spanning four generations.
One day Oscar Mandinga wakes to find himself utterly alone in the world. As the sole descendant of his family line he is not sure what to do or where he should go, but in the midst of this uncertainty, he holds fast to what his grandfather always told him: 'No man knows who he is until he knows his past, the history of his country.'
As Oscar sets out to find his ancestral village of Pata de Puerco and the meaning of the magical pig's-foot amulet he has inherited, the search for his country's hidden history becomes entangled with his search for the truth about himself.
Ambitious in scope, yet intimate in tone, rippling with vitality and driven by passion, full of dark comedy, magical history and startling revelations, Pig's Foot is a dazzling evocation of Cuba's tumultuous history. It is a spellbinding accomplishment.
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Details
- Bookseller
- greaves-leaves (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1218
- Title
- Pig's foot
- Author
- Carlos Acosta
- Format/Binding
- Hardback and Wrapper
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1408833700
- ISBN 13
- 9781408833704
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- Fiction, Historical, Carlos Acosta, Signed, Cuba.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Signed;
Terms of Sale
greaves-leaves
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
greaves-leaves
Biblio member since 2014
Budleigh Salterton, Devon
About greaves-leaves
I am an independent retired individual who has specific interests in History, particularly local History and relevant scarce books. Many of the books for sale are from the collection I have built over the years. I do not operate as a business and spend a few hours a week on my hobby. However being retired I am usually available to service orders promptly and personally.
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