by Nathacha Appanah · Xerais · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497828796
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«O derradeiro irmán» is the novel by Nathacha Appanah, published by Xerais in paperback (192 pages, in Galician).
Raj recalls his childhood on a tropical island: his father's violence, his mother's tenderness and the loss of his brothers in a flood. In 1940, aged ten, he meets David, a Jewish refugee who arrived in Mauritius on the ship Atlantic, and strikes up a friendship with him near the prison where his father works.
Fóra de Xogo collection, translated from the French by Emma Lázare. Original: Le Dernier Frère (2007); FNAC Prize (2007), L'Express readers' prize (2008) and Fervenzas Literarias (2009).
Novel for readers aged 14 and over, interested in historical fiction and stories of friendship during wartime.
Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah is a Mauritian-French author. She spent most of her teenage years in Mauritius and also worked as a journalist/columnist at Le Mauricien and Week-End Scope before emigrating to France. She was a contributor to the poetry and news section during her tenure in the magazines.
