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Cardboard Boy

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Theo can't come back to his certitudes after talking to Malak * Theo, a dispirited workplace humanitarian, audits a child working at a cardboard plant in a port city somewhere in Asia. He is impressed by young Malak's grit and fortitude, displaying a maturity beyond his years. When that boy, the same age as his own son, disappears from the sweatshop, Theo cannot let it rest. His quest for answers only raises more questions about the traps of structured help and acquired privilege. * An unsettling psychological drama, quietly told by multiple awards-winning Canadian SF author Michèle Laframboise. If you appreciate Jean-Christophe Rufin’s humanitarian stories, you will like Theo, a bumbling cooperant coming to terms with the real impact of his engagement. Read Cardboard Boy to experiment our humanity’s harsh and ironic contrasts. You won’t be able to forget Malak

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781988339221
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 70
  • Utgitt:
  • 12. desember 2017
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 127x203x4 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 86 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 11. desember 2024

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Theo can't come back to his certitudes after talking to Malak
*
Theo, a dispirited workplace humanitarian, audits a child working at a cardboard plant in a port city somewhere in Asia. He is impressed by young Malak's grit and fortitude, displaying a maturity beyond his years.
When that boy, the same age as his own son, disappears from the sweatshop, Theo cannot let it rest. His quest for answers only raises more questions about the traps of structured help and acquired privilege.
*
An unsettling psychological drama, quietly told by multiple awards-winning Canadian SF author Michèle Laframboise.
If you appreciate Jean-Christophe Rufin’s humanitarian stories, you will like Theo, a bumbling cooperant coming to terms with the real impact of his engagement.
Read Cardboard Boy to experiment our humanity’s harsh and ironic contrasts. You won’t be able to forget Malak

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