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The book of memory
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Published:
New York, New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Physical Desc:
276 pages ; 22 cm
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Convicted of murdering her adopted father, Memory, an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, as part of her appeal, writes down what happened as she remembers it, in this dramatic story of love, obsession, fate and the treachery of memory. By the author of An Elegy for Easterly.

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Edition:
First American edition.
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English
ISBN:
9780865479074, 0865479070

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Convicted of murdering her adopted father, Memory, an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, as part of her appeal, writes down what happened as she remembers it, in this dramatic story of love, obsession, fate and the treachery of memory. By the author of An Elegy for Easterly.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Gappah, P. (2016). The book of memory. First American edition. New York, New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Gappah, Petina, 1971-. 2016. The Book of Memory. New York, New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Gappah, Petina, 1971-, The Book of Memory. New York, New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Gappah, Petina. The Book of Memory. First American edition. New York, New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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