It begins with a journey. In a resurrected bungalow on the edge of the fledgling nation of Zimbabwe, Sergeant Gordon's story has come to rest. He has borne it across drought-blasted floodplains and highlands, fleeing the copper mine which was his prison for many years. Back there in the underground darkness his story first took form, told as it came to him: in patterns and pieces, forwards and backwards in time, until it became a breathing, speaking entity, moving out through the tunnels. In sections oscillating between the ...
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It begins with a journey. In a resurrected bungalow on the edge of the fledgling nation of Zimbabwe, Sergeant Gordon's story has come to rest. He has borne it across drought-blasted floodplains and highlands, fleeing the copper mine which was his prison for many years. Back there in the underground darkness his story first took form, told as it came to him: in patterns and pieces, forwards and backwards in time, until it became a breathing, speaking entity, moving out through the tunnels. In sections oscillating between the material and spiritual worlds we learn Gordon's story in reverse, from the military, to adolescent rebellion, a patchwork education and the brutal initiations of youth; back to childhood, birth and beyond. We travel the scarred landscapes of Southern Africa: a fractured region contending with its own history and a terrible present reality. Gordon must do the same; reading the blood stories of those he meets, uncovering in visions the secrets of his own ancestry. "The Raw Man" is a unique and powerful first novel, a mixing of reality and myth and histories real and imagined. It is a story which has never before been told, a conjuring of an extraordinary place and time which reverberates beyond the pages. Reminiscent in its intensity to Joseph Conrad, in its scope to J. M. Coetzee, and in its storytelling to Jorge Luis Borges, "The Raw Man" is a revelatory work of fiction, and one that is impossible to forget.
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Add this copy of The Raw Man to cart. $10.99, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Vintage.
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Add this copy of The Raw Man to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by My Book Heaven rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Alameda, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Jonathan Cape.
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Very Good. Signed 1st edition, 1st printing, Jonathan Cape hardcover w/ DJ, 2011. Book is VG, w/ clean text, tight binding; very lightly worn corners. DJ is VG, w/ light edge/shelf wear that's a little heavier at head and tail of spine panel (no tears or chips). Signed and inscribed by author (to previous owner) on title page. Free delivery confirmation.
Add this copy of The Raw Man to cart. $53.18, like new condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Jonathan Cape.
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None. Fine. A scarce uncorrected proof copy of this work of modern fiction by George Makana Clark. Scarce uncorrected proof copy. In the original publisher's paper wraps. The Raw Man is George Makana Clark's debut work and is set in the fledgling nation of Zimbabwe. In the original publisher's wraps. Externally in lovely condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine.
Add this copy of The Raw Man >>>> a Superb Signed, Lined & Dated Uk to cart. $67.46, like new condition, Sold by Zeitgeist Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Twickenham, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Jonathan Cape.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 1st Printing. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback-in a fine unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED, LINED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR-Pictures available upon request.
