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The New Life Hotel

Published
Sep 2004
Main Genre
General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
398

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This novel of a moving love affair between a young American teacher and a mysterious African barmaid who are caught up in the euphoria and political turmoil of post-independence Africa was first published to critical acclaim in 1980.

Award-winning novelist John Gardner called it "An immense book in every way--thoughtful, suspenseful, angry, and yet at the same time compassionate...wonderfully ambitious...An astonishing achievement."

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Sep 2004 iUniverse ISBN 059533038X
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Jan 1980 Avon ISBN 0380763729
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