By Night the Mountain Burns
Publisher: And Other Stories
Published: Nov 04, 2014
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781908276407
Description: "By Night the Mountain Burns recounts the narrator's childhood on a remote island off the West African coast, living with his mysterious grandfather, several mothers and no fathers. We learn of a dark chapter in the island's history: a bush fire destroys the crops, then hundreds perish in a cholera outbreak. Superstition dominates, and the islanders must sacrifice their possessions to the enraged ocean god. What of their lives will they manage to save?"--Page 4 of cover.