The Temple of My Familiar
Registered by notnot of Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag fylke Norway on 10/15/2010
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'Nothing in Walker's extraordinary new novel is fixed. Time and place range from precolonial Africa to post-slavery North Carolina to modern-day San Francisco; and the characters themselves change and evolve as their stories are told, their myriad histories revealed. Most often present are Miss Lissie, an old woman with a fascinating host of former lives; her companion, the gentle Mr. Hal; Arveyda, a soul-searching musician; his wife Carlotta, who was born in the South American jungle; Fanny, a young woman who has a tendency to fall in love with spirits; and her husband Suwelo, who tries hard but simply does not understand her. Out of the telling of their stories emerges a glorious and iridescent fabric, a strand connecting all their lives and former lives and seeming to pull all of existence into its folds. Walker's characters are magnetic, even with their all-to-human flaws and stumblings; they seem to contain the world, and to do it justice. Highly recommended.'
Library sale.
#192 of '1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die'.
Library sale.
#192 of '1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die'.
Journal Entry 2 by notnot at OsloS-OBCZ in Oslo Sentrum, Oslo fylke Norway on Monday, September 4, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (9/5/2017 UTC) at OsloS-OBCZ in Oslo Sentrum, Oslo fylke Norway
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Journal Entry 3 by Polykarp at Oslo visitor centre, Østbanehallen, bookcrossingshelf, Oslo fylke Norway on Thursday, November 23, 2023
just found it. looking forward to reading iy.
Sehr spannend, hatte lange nichts von Alice Walker gelesen
Journal Entry 5 by Polykarp at Bahnhof Dammtor in Hamburg - City, Hamburg Germany on Saturday, April 20, 2024
Released 3 days ago (4/21/2024 UTC) at Bahnhof Dammtor in Hamburg - City, Hamburg Germany
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