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The second coming of Mavala Shikongo : a novel

"Set in Namibia just after independence in the early 1990s, Peter Orner's first novel is a chronicle of the long days, short loves, and cold nights at Goas, an all-boys Catholic primary school so deep in the veld that "even the baboons feel sorry for us." Though physically isolated in semi-desert beneath a relentless sun, the people of Goas create an alternate, more fertile universe through the stories they tell each other. The book's central character is Mavala Shikongo, a combat veteran who fought in Namibia's long war for independence against South Africa. She has recently returned to the school--with a child, but no husband. Mavala is modern, restless, and driven, in sharp contrast to conservative Goas. All the male teachers (including a bumbling but observant volunteer from Cincinnati) try not to fall in love with her. Everyone fails--immediately and miserably." -- from the publisher - (July 2006).

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  • "Op een kleine basisschool in een warme uithoek van Namibië worden de hoofden van de mannen op hol gebracht als ze bezoek krijgen van een vroegere guerilla-strijdster."
  • ""Set in Namibia just after independence in the early 1990s, Peter Orner's first novel is a chronicle of the long days, short loves, and cold nights at Goas, an all-boys Catholic primary school so deep in the veld that "even the baboons feel sorry for us." Though physically isolated in semi-desert beneath a relentless sun, the people of Goas create an alternate, more fertile universe through the stories they tell each other. The book's central character is Mavala Shikongo, a combat veteran who fought in Namibia's long war for independence against South Africa. She has recently returned to the school--with a child, but no husband. Mavala is modern, restless, and driven, in sharp contrast to conservative Goas. All the male teachers (including a bumbling but observant volunteer from Cincinnati) try not to fall in love with her. Everyone fails--immediately and miserably." -- from the publisher - (July 2006)."@en
  • ""Set in Namibia just after independence in the early 1990s, Peter Orner's first novel is a chronicle of the long days, short loves, and cold nights at Goas, an all-boys Catholic primary school so deep in the veld that "even the baboons feel sorry for us." Though physically isolated in semi-desert beneath a relentless sun, the people of Goas create an alternate, more fertile universe through the stories they tell each other. The book's central character is Mavala Shikongo, a combat veteran who fought in Namibia's long war for independence against South Africa. She has recently returned to the school--with a child, but no husband. Mavala is modern, restless, and driven, in sharp contrast to conservative Goas. All the male teachers (including a bumbling but observant volunteer from Cincinnati) try not to fall in love with her. Everyone fails--immediately and miserably."--The publisher - (July 2006)."
  • "Lorsque Malava les quitte, les professeurs de Goas, en Namibie, ne sont pas surpris. Cette Che Guevara en jupon, qui a combattu pour l'indépendance de ce pays, ne pouvait pas continuer à vivre dans ce trou perdu. Aussi sont-ils médusés quand ils la voient revenir avec un bébé. Premier roman."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Roman américain"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Love stories"

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  • "De terugkeer van Mavala Shikongo : roman"
  • "Die Wiederkehr der Mavala Shikongo Roman"
  • "The second coming of Mavala Shikongo : a novel"@en
  • "The second coming of Mavala Shikongo : a novel"
  • "Die Wiederkehr der Mavala Shikongo : Roman"
  • "The second coming of Mavala Shikongo"
  • "Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo a Novel"@en
  • "À midi l'été commence"

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