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This novel of a moving love affair between a young American teacher and a mysterious African barmaid who are caught up in the euphoria and political turmoil of post-independence Africa was first published to critical acclaim in 1980.

Award-winning novelist John Gardner called it "An immense book in every way--thoughtful, suspenseful, angry, and yet at the same time compassionate...wonderfully ambitious...An astonishing achievement."

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