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  • 1
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    London :4th Estate,
    UID:
    almafu_BV044284718
    Format: 382 Seiten.
    ISBN: 978-0-00-823799-8
    Language: English
    Keywords: Fiktionale Darstellung ; Fiktionale Darstellung ; Fiktionale Darstellung
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  • 2
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    Köln :Kiepenheuer & Witsch,
    UID:
    almahu_BV044203652
    Format: 421 Seiten ; , 21.5 cm x 13.5 cm.
    Edition: 1. Auflage
    ISBN: 978-3-462-04796-7 , 3-462-04796-5
    Uniform Title: The longings of Jende Jonga
    Language: German
    Subjects: American Studies
    RVK:
    Keywords: Fiktionale Darstellung ; Fiktionale Darstellung
    Author information: Hummitzsch, Maria 1982-
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  • 3
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    Edinburgh :Canongate,
    UID:
    almahu_BV048469318
    Format: 364 Seiten.
    Edition: Paperback edition
    ISBN: 978-1-83885-137-8
    Content: Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, this is the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by an American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of clean-up and financial reparations are made - and broken. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight back. But it will come at a steep price - one which generation after generation will have to pay. How Beautiful We Were is a masterful exploration of what happens when the reckless drive for profit, coupled with the ghost of colonialism, comes up against one community's determination to hold onto its ancestral land and a young woman's willingness to sacrifice everything for the sake of her people's freedom.
    Note: Deutscher Titel: Wie schön wir waren ; Origninally published in 2021 by Random House
    Language: English
    RVK:
    Keywords: Fiktionale Darstellung ; Fiktionale Darstellung
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  • 4
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    Köln : Kiepenheuer & Witsch
    UID:
    kobvindex_SLB970209
    Format: 442 Seiten , 22 cm
    Edition: 1. Auflage
    ISBN: 9783462054705
    Content: Rouven Hans
    Content: Das afrikanische Dorf Kosawa leidet unter den Folgen der Erdölförderung. Öllecks verursachen Ernteausfälle und Krankheiten. Als einige Kinder an verseuchtem Wasser sterben, schickt der amerikanische Ölkonzern Pexton Vertreter ins Dorf. Die Situation eskaliert, als diese von Dorfbewohnern gefangen genommen und später von Regierungssoldaten, die in der Dorfmitte ein Massaker anrichten, befreit werden. Die Dorfoberhäupter werden in der Provinzhauptstadt schließlich erhängt. In der Folge beginnen die Kinder der Exekutierten, Pexton-Mitarbeiter zu bedrohen und Brände zu legen. Die junge Thula kommt gleichzeitig mit 17 Jahren als Stipendiatin auf eine Schule in den USA und radikalisiert sich ausgerechnet dort. Thula wird zu einer Galionsfigur des Widerstands - und zur eigentlichen Heldin dieser Geschichte ... - In ihrem 2. Roman erzählt die kamerunisch-amerikanische Autorin (vgl. "Das geträumte Land", ID-A 8/17) aus mehreren Perspektiven nicht nur vom Postkolonialismus und der Ausbeutung Afrikas, sondern auch von Korruption und Unterdrückung innerhalb dieser Gesellschaften. Mittleren Beständen empfohlen.
    Content: Das afrikanische Dorf Kosawa leidet unter den Folgen der Erdölförderung durch einen US-Konzern. Öllecks verursachen Ernteausfälle und Krankheiten. Im Laufe der Jahre wächst der Widerstand gegen den Konzern und die eigene Regierung, während die junge Thula zur Anführerin des Protests heranwächst ...
    Language: German
    Keywords: Fiktionale Darstellung
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  • 5
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    New York :Random House,
    UID:
    almahu_BV044218623
    Format: 382 Seiten.
    Edition: First edition
    ISBN: 978-0-8129-9848-1
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-8129-8984-7
    Language: English
    Keywords: Fiktionale Darstellung ; Fiktionale Darstellung
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  • 6
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    New York : Random House
    UID:
    gbv_166991349X
    Format: 364 Seiten
    Edition: First edition
    ISBN: 9780593132425 , 9780593229163
    Content: "'We should have known the end was near.' So begins Imbolo Mbue's exquisite and devastating novel How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of clean up and financial reparations to the villagers are made--and ignored. The country's government, led by a corrupt, brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interest. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight the American corporation. Doing so will come at a steep price. Told through multiple perspectives and centered around a fierce young girl named Thula who grows up to become a revolutionary, Joy of the Oppressed is a masterful exploration of what happens when the reckless drive for profit, coupled with the ghosts of colonialism, comes up against one village's quest for justice--and a young woman's willingness to sacrifice everything for the sake of her people's freedom"--
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780593132432
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Mbue, Imbolo How beautiful we were New York : Random House, [2020]
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Fiktionale Darstellung
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  • 7
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    New York : Random House
    UID:
    kobvindex_ZLB34037038
    Format: 397 Seiten
    ISBN: 9780525510116
    Language: English
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  • 8
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    New York : Random House
    UID:
    kobvindex_ZLB34902256
    Format: 364 Seiten
    ISBN: 9780593132449
    Content: A fearless young woman from a small African village starts a revolution against an American oil company in this sweeping, inspiring novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers. We should have known the end was near. So begins Imbolo Mbue’s powerful 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, How Beautiful We Were is a masterful exploration of what happens when the reckless drive for profit, coupled with the ghost of colonialism, comes up against one community’s determination to hold on to its ancestral land and a young woman’s willingness to sacrifice everything for the sake of her people’s freedom.
    Content: Die Bewohner von Kosawa leben in Angst, denn ein amerikanischer Ölkonzern droht das kleine afrikanische Dorf auszulöschen. Öllecks haben das Ackerland unfruchtbar gemacht; Kinder sterben, weil das Trinkwasser vergiftet ist. Den Menschen aus Kosawa werden Versprechungen über Aufräumarbeiten und finanzielle Reparationen gemacht, die nie eingehalten werden, aber die korrupte Regierung bedient nur ihre eigenen Interessen. Die Dorfbewohner beschließen, sich zu wehren. Ihr Kampf soll Jahrzehnte andauern. Erzählt aus der Perspektive einer Generation von Kindern, allen voran Thula, die zu einer Revolutionärin heranwächst. Mbues zweiter Roman ist eine meisterhafte Untersuchung dessen, was passiert, wenn die Profitgier des Westens gepaart mit dem Gespenst des Kolonialismus auf die Entschlossenheit einer Gemeinschaft trifft, an ihrem angestammten Land festzuhalten - und auf die Bereitschaft einer jungen Frau, alles für die Freiheit ihrer Mitmenschen zu opfern.
    Language: English
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  • 9
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    New York : Random House
    UID:
    kobvindex_ZLB34715873
    Format: 364 Seiten
    ISBN: 9780593229163
    Note: Englisch
    Language: English
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  • 10
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    New York : Random House
    UID:
    kobvindex_ZLB34548732
    Format: 384 Seiten , 23,5 cm
    Edition: gebundene Ausgabe
    ISBN: 9780593132425
    Content: From the celebrated author of the New York Times bestseller Behold the Dreamers comes a sweeping, wrenching story about the collision of a small African village and an American oil company. "A novel with the richness and power of a great contemporary fable, and a heroine for our time."-Sigrid Nunez, author of The Friend, winner of the National Book Award We should have known the end was near. So begins Imbolo Mbue's powerful 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, How Beautiful We Were is a masterful exploration of what happens when the reckless drive for profit, coupled with the ghost of colonialism, comes up against one community's determination to hold on to its ancestral land and a young woman's willingness to sacrifice everything for the sake of her people's freedom.
    Note: Englisch
    Language: English
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