The Eye of the Leopard
Pocketbok. Vintage Books / Random House UK. 2009. 315 sidor.
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ENGELSK TEXT. Format 17,5 x 11 cm Vikt 165 g.
Häftad pocketbok med mjuka pärmar. Svenska originalets titel: Leopardens öga (1990). Översättning till engelska: Steven T. Murray. 'Absorbing, chilling and dripping with evil atmosphere' The Times Since his mother's disappearance, Hans Olofson has led an isolated life. When he loses his girlfriend in tragic circumstances, he decides to fulfil her dream: to visit the grave of a legendary missionary in Zambia. On reaching Africa, Hans is struck by its beauty and mystery, and an opportunity of employment tempts him to stay. But he soon becomes embroiled in the issues of the local community. As relationships splinter and fray, Hans realises that his African dream is rapidly turning into a nightmare...
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Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780099535850
- Titel
- The Eye of the Leopard
- Författare
- Henning Mankell
- Förlag
- Random House UK
- Utgivningsår
- 2009
- Omfång
- 316 sidor
- Bandtyp
- Mått
- 111 x 178 mm Ryggbredd 20 mm
- Vikt
- 171 g
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Hans Olofson is the son of a Swedish lumberjack. His early life is isolated and difficult, overshadowed by the disappearance of his mother. When he loses both his best friend, and then his girlfriend in tragic circumstances, his only remaining desire is to fulfil her dream of visiting the grave of a legendary missionary, deep in the remote hills of Northern Zambia. On reaching Africa, Olofson is struck by its beauty and mystery. After fulfilling his initial quest, an opportunity of employment in the region tempts him to stay, and before long he takes sole responsibility for the farm he manages.Despite his early optimism, he is shocked by the attitude of the local white population to their adopted country, as well as their pitiful vulnerability to alcohol and malaria. As relationships splinter and fray, Hans is soon to discover that his African dream is rapidly turning to a nightmare. "The Eye of the Leopard" is a first-rate psychological thriller from the bestselling author of the "Wallander Mysteries", delving deep into the mind of a man lost in an unknown world.
