The African Equation

The African Equation
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Publisher : Pushkin Press
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781805334309
ISBN-13 : 1805334301
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The African Equation by : Yasmina Khadra

Download or read book The African Equation written by Yasmina Khadra and published by Pushkin Press. This book was released on 2025-01-07 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kurt Krausmann, a recently bereaved Frankfurt doctor, is persuaded to join his friend, wealthy benefactor Hans Makkenroth, on a humanitarian mission to the Comoros. The journey helps him begin to confront his loss, but soon misfortune strikes again: the boat he and Hans are travelling in is hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and the men are taken hostage. Held in a remote hideout, the prisoners suffer harsh conditions and the brutality of their guards; self-styled warriors, ex-army captains and even poets drawn to banditry through poverty or opportunism. When the group decamps to a lawless desert region and Hans is taken away, Kurt sinks deeper into despair. But fellow inmate Bruno, a French ethnologist who has been travelling Africa for 40 years, attempts to show Kurt another side to the wounded yet defiant continent he has taken to his heart.


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