Of Beasts and Beings

by Ian Holding

Book Overview

In this searing and timely novel, reminiscent of the work of J.M. Coetzee and Cormac McCarthy, the devastating effects of a country's economic and moral collapse provide the backdrop for a story about individual fortitude and conscience. In an unnamed and post-apocalyptic African republic, militiamen seize a scavenger as he is digging for roots, or anything that will nourish him and keep him alive. He is traded and ransomed and ends up in the hands...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160945054X
• ISBN13: 9781609450540
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher