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"A provocative thriller." -- Essence
"An elegant first novel." -- Chicago Tribune
"In this brilliantly written debut novel, Edugyan flawlessly creates and maintains a pervasive sense of hope loneliness, foreboding and futility."--Black Issues Book Review
"A beautifully rendered and haunting look at personal longing and family obligations."--Booklist
"Written with an assured hand, Edugyan's graceful narrative belies the underlying menace that permeates her story."--The Seattle Skanner
"An elegant first novel."--Chicago Tribune
"Simultaneously sweeping and intimate, brutal and tender, high-spirited and desolate."--Baltimore Sun
"It's hard to believe it's a first novel...Competent storytelling abilities and deft use of language....A well written book."--Los Angeles Times
"Fine writing...engaging first work, reminiscent of early VS Naipaul."--The Guardian
"Edugyan's language is supple, wry and at turns sensuous. This intricately worked narrative heralds an excellent new voice"--Chris Abani, author of GraceLand
"Both familiar and exotic, The Second Life of Samuel Tyne is...a moving and brilliant novel."--David Adams Richards, author of Mercy Among the Children
"A provocative thriller."--Essence
Both familiar and exotic, The Second Life of Samuel Tyne is...a moving and brilliant novel. --David Adams Richards, author of Mercy Among the Children"
Edugyan s language is supple, wry and at turns sensuous. This intricately worked narrative heralds an excellent new voice --Chris Abani, author of GraceLand"
It s hard to believe it s a first novel...Competent storytelling abilities and deft use of language....A well written book. --Los Angeles Times"
A beautifully rendered and haunting look at personal longing and family obligations. --Booklist"
Simultaneously sweeping and intimate, brutal and tender, high-spirited and desolate. --Baltimore Sun"
In this brilliantly written debut novel, Edugyan flawlessly creates and maintains a pervasive sense of hope loneliness, foreboding and futility. --Black Issues Book Review"
Written with an assured hand, Edugyan s graceful narrative belies the underlying menace that permeates her story. --The Seattle Skanner"
A provocative thriller. --Essence"
An elegant first novel. --Chicago Tribune"
Fine writing...engaging first work, reminiscent of early VS Naipaul. --The Guardian"
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Knopf Canada, Toronto 2004, Hardcover First Canadian Edition, full number line, first printing. The acclaimed Author of 'Half-Blood Blues' & 'Washington Black's first novel. Book condition: New. Dustjacket condition :a few very light surface scratches (very very light) otherwise Fine, with issue listed as Near Fine. Comes in a Brodart removable Archival mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # 000019
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