The Eye of the Leopard
Language: English
Africa Agricultural laborers - Africa Coming of Age Detective Farmers - Africa Farmers - Mental health - Africa Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - General Mystery And Suspense Fiction Mystery fiction Suspense Sweden Swedish (Language) Contemporary Fiction Thrillers Whites - Africa
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: Apr 7, 2009
Description:
SUMMARY: Interweaving past and present, Sweden and Zambia, rich and poor, The Eye of the Leopard is a stunning novel from a modern master.Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia not long after independence, hoping to fulfill the missionary dream of his recently deceased friend Janice. Africa is a complete shock to Olofson, yet he chooses to stay and make it his home, eventually taking control of a small farm. Here, he learns of the fragile truce between the white and black populations of Zambia, and rumors of an underground army of revolutionaries wearing leopard skins alert him that violence may erupt at any moment. As a wealthy white man, he grows increasingly fearful and returns in his mind to the traumatic events that drove him from Sweden, playing back the complicated events of his past, as his present races toward a thrilling climax.