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"Als een jonge student en zanger in 1988 in een Birmese gevangenis belandt als politiek gevangene van de Birmese militaire dictatuur, ontmoet hij een 12-jarige weesjongen die hem verzorgt."
"Beautifully written and taking us into an exotic land, Karen Connelly's debut novel The Lizard Cage is a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit. Teza once electrified the people of Burma with his protest songs against the dictatorship. Arrested by the Burmese secret police in the days of mass protest, he is seven years into a twenty-year sentence in solitary confinement. Cut off from his family and contact with other prisoners, he applies his acute intelligence, Buddhist patience, and humor to find meaning in the interminable days, and searches for news in every being and object that is grudgingly allowed into his cell. Despite his isolation, Teza has a profound influence on the people around him. His very existence challenges the brutal authority of the jailers, and his steadfast spirit inspires radical change. Even when Teza's criminal server tries to compromise the singer for his own gain, Teza befriends him and risks falling into the trap of forbidden conversation, food, and the most dangerous contraband of all: paper and pen. Yet, it is through Teza's relationship with Little Brother, a twelve-year-old orphan who's grown up inside the walls, that we ultimately come to understand the importance of hope and human connection in the midst of injustice and violence. Teza and the boy are prisoners of different orders: only one of them dreams of escape and only one of them will achieve it'their extraordinary friendship frees both of them in utterly surprising ways."
"Imprisoned in solitary confinement after being arrested by the Burmese secret police, Teza, an activist who used his music to protest the repressive dictatorship, is unaware that his life has a profound influence on those around him."
"Rangoon, Birmanie, milieu des années 1990 : Teza est enfermé dans la cellule d'une prison de haute sécurité pour avoir trop chanté. Il a en effet électrifié les Birmans en dénonçant, avec ses chansons, la répression sanglante instituée par la junte militaire qui a pris le pouvoir en 1988. Malgré son isolement, il a une influence déterminante sur son maigre entourage. Premier roman."
"Arrested by the Burmese police for his protest songs against the dictatorship, Teza is sentenced to seven years in solitary confinement. Despite his isolation in jail, Teza ends up having a profound effect on all those who come into contact with him."

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"Electronic books"
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"Canadian fiction"
"Fiction"
"Fiction"@en
"French language materials"
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"Large type books"
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"The lizard cage : [a novel]"
"The lizard Cage"
"La cage aux lézards : roman"
"Het lied van de kooi"
"The lizard cage"
"The lizard cage"@en
"Il canto della libertà"@it
"Il canto della libertà"
"La cage aux lézards"

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