The book of secrets
Vassanji, M. G., 1950-2006
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This novel begins in 1988 in Dar es Salaam when the 1913 diary of a British colonial administrator is discovered. The diary enflames the curiosity of Pius Fernandes, and his exploration of the stories it contains connects the past with the present.
Main title:
The book of secrets / M.G. Vassanji.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2006.
Collation:
371 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Toronto, Ont.: McClelland & Stewart, 1994; London: Macmillan, 1995.
Awards:
Giller Prize 1994
ISBN:
18419568649781841956862
Dewey class:
813.5'4
Language:
English
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BRN:
677538
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