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AmriikaM. G. Vassanji

Amriika

1999412 pages
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Amriika is a novel of betrayal, disillusionment, and discovery set in America during three highly charged decades in the nation's history. In the late sixties, Ramji, a student from Dar es Salaam, East Africa, arrives in an America far different from the one he dreamed about, one caught up in anti-war demonstrations, revolutionary lifestyles, and spiritual quests. As Ramji finds himself pulled by the tumultuous currents of those troubled times, he is swept up in events whose consequences will haunt him for years to come. Decades later in a changed America, having recently left a marriage and…

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4 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2000
    South Asia Books · 312 pages · 9788172233938
  • Other · English · 2012
    McClelland & Stewart · 9781299132023
  • Other · English · 2000
    M&S · 412 pages · 9780771087257
  • Other · English · 1999
    McClelland & Stewart · 412 pages · 9780771087233
AfricansDramaEmigration and immigrationFictionRadicalsFiction, politicalAfrica, fiction