Nega Mezlekia is a new and exciting talent who has already been compared to Soyinka and Marquez. This first novel is both magical and lyrical; set in a timeless vision of Africa, it is steeped in folklore and mythology. The ethnic, religious and class struggles of pre-colonial Africa form a vivid backdrop to a story of forbidden love between a slave and his mistress.
- ISBN10 029782905X
- ISBN13 9780297829058
- Publish Date 9 May 2002 (first published 31 December 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 November 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 272
- Language English