How beautiful we were: a novel
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New York : Random House Large Print, [2021].
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513 pages ; 24 cm
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"Tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water...The country's government, led by a corrupt, brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interest. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight the American corporation...Told through multiple perspectives and centered around a fierce young girl named Thula who grows up to become a revolutionary"--
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Format:
Large Print
Edition:
First large print edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593213308
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"Tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water...The country's government, led by a corrupt, brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interest. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight the American corporation...Told through multiple perspectives and centered around a fierce young girl named Thula who grows up to become a revolutionary"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Mbue, I. (2021). How beautiful we were: a novel. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mbue, Imbolo. 2021. How Beautiful We Were: A Novel. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mbue, Imbolo, How Beautiful We Were: A Novel. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mbue, Imbolo. How Beautiful We Were: A Novel. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.
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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