2015, ISBN: 9781406364170

Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greediness.From the internationally bestselling author of the high fa… Mehr…

Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greediness.From the internationally bestselling author of the high fantasy Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. Endorsed by Amnesty International as contributing to a better understanding of human rights, this poetic coming-of-age story combines magical realism and fable, and features beautiful black-and-white chapter illustrations. In Simbala´s village they have two treasures: the River, which is their road and their god; and the Book, which is their history, their oracle and their soul. Simbala is a Keeper of the Book, the latest in a long line of women who can use it to find answers to the villagers´ questions. As developers begin to poison the River on which the villagers rely, the Book predicts change. But this does not come in the form that they expect; it is the sympathetic foreigner who comes to the village who inflicts the greatest damage of all. Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greediness.From the internationally bestselling author of the high fantasy Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. Endorsed by Amnesty International as contributing to a better understanding of human rights, this poetic coming-of-age story combines magical realism and fable, and features beautiful black-and-white eBook ePUB 15.10.2015 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks>Fantasy & Science Fiction, Walker Books, .201<

ISBN: 9781406364170

Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greediness.From the internationally bestselling author of the high fa… Mehr…

Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greediness.From the internationally bestselling author of the high fantasy Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. Endorsed by Amnesty International as contributing to a better understanding of human rights, this poetic coming-of-age story combines magical realism and fable, and features beautiful black-and-white chapter illustrations. In Simbala's village they have two treasures: the River, which is their road and their god; and the Book, which is their history, their oracle and their soul. Simbala is a Keeper of the Book, the latest in a long line of women who can use it to find answers to the villagers' questions. As developers begin to poison the River on which the villagers rely, the Book predicts change. But this does not come in the form that they expect; it is the sympathetic foreigner who comes to the village who inflicts the greatest damage of all.; PDF; Children's > Fiction & true stories > General, Walker Books<

ISBN: 9781406364170

Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greediness.From the internationally bestselling author of the high fa… Mehr…

Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greediness.From the internationally bestselling author of the high fantasy Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. Endorsed by Amnesty International as contributing to a better understanding of human rights, this poetic coming-of-age story combines magical realism and fable, and features beautiful black-and-white chapter illustrations. In Simbala's village they have two treasures: the River, which is their road and their god; and the Book, which is their history, their oracle and their soul. Simbala is a Keeper of the Book, the latest in a long line of women who can use it to find answers to the villagers' questions. As developers begin to poison the River on which the villagers rely, the Book predicts change. But this does not come in the form that they expect; it is the sympathetic foreigner who comes to the village who inflicts the greatest damage of all.; EPUB; Children's > Fiction & true stories > General, Walker Books<

2015, ISBN: 9781406364170

From the internationally bestselling author of The Books of Pellinor series comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. In Simbala´s village the… Mehr…

From the internationally bestselling author of The Books of Pellinor series comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. In Simbala´s village they have two treasures: the River, which is their road and their god; and the Book, which is their history, their oracle and their soul. Simbala is a Keeper of the Book, the latest in a long line of women who can use it to find answers to the villagers´ questions. As developers begin to poison the River on which the villagers rely, the Book predicts change. But this does not come in the form that they expect; it is the sympathetic Westerner that comes to the village who inflicts the greatest damage of all. River and the Book eBook ePUB 17.09.2015 eBooks, .201<

2015, ISBN: 9781406364170

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