The Radiance of the King
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- Synopsis
- At the beginning of this masterpiece of African literature, Clarence, a white man, has been shipwrecked on the coast of Africa. Flush with self-importance, he demands to see the king, but the king has just left for the south of his realm. Traveling through an increasingly phantasmagoric landscape in the company of a beggar and two roguish boys, Clarence is gradually stripped of his pretensions, until he is sold to the royal harem as a slave. But in the end Clarence's bewildering journey is the occasion of a revelation, as he discovers the image, both shameful and beautiful, of his own humanity in the alien splendor of the king.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 279 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781590174555
- Publisher:
- New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The
- Date of Addition:
- 02/16/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Toni Morrison
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Carrie Karnos
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.