Summary
Under the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha, all Albanian citizens had their own biografi, a file that was maintained (and often falsified) by the secret police. The information contained in a person’s biografi could have devastating effects. When Lloyd Jones visited Albania in 1991, six years after the dictator’s death, he heard rumours of a village dentist who, resembling Hoxha in looks and build, had been forced to give up his identity and become the dictator’s double. Jones’ q…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921351778 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1921351772 |
| Author: | Lloyd Jones |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 282 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 382g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Lloyd Jones
Lloyd Jones is one of New Zealand’s best known contemporary writers. He has published essays and children’s books but his best known works include the novels The Book of Fame, winner of numerous literary awards, Biografi, a New York Times Notable Book, Choo Woo, Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance, Paint Your Wife, HandMe Down Worldand the phenomenally successful Mister Pip, winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Montana Medal for Fiction and the Kiriyama Writers’ Prize. Mister Pip was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007. He lives in the Wairarapa.
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