Summary
"'We should have known the end was near.' So begins Imbolo Mbue's ... second novel, How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells of a people living in fear amid environmental degradation wrought by an American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands in... Full description
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"'We should have known the end was near.' So begins Imbolo Mbue's ... second novel, How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells of a people living in fear amid environmental degradation wrought by an American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of cleanup and financial reparations to the villagers are made--and ignored. The country's government, led by a brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interests. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight back. Their struggle will last for decades and come at a steep price. Told from the perspective of a generation of children and the family of a girl named Thula who grows up to become a revolutionary, "-- |
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Title from container. "Light." "Random House Audio." Previously released by Penguin Random House LLC, ?2021. Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening. |
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1 audio media player (approximately 14 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. |
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9781094292564 : |