Towards Asmara

Author: Thomas Keneally

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  • : 21.99 AUD
  • : 9780340528112
  • : Hodder & Stoughton
  • : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
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  • : 0.239
  • : 01 September 0000
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 24mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 19.99
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  • : Thomas Keneally
  • : Paperback
  • : 2nd Revised edition
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Barcode 9780340528112
9780340528112

Description

During the Eritrean struggle for independence from Ethiopia, four Westerners travel under Eritrean rebel escort through a land of savage beauty and bitter drought towards the ancient capital of Asmara. Each is on a personal mission, all are irrevocably changed as they bear witness to the devastation of war as well as to the Eritreans' courage and humanity in the face of constant attack.

Promotion info

A remarkable novel about the Eritrean war, likened to For Whom The Bell Tolls and as relevant today as on its first publication.