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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

Paperback • 1988 • English

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

By Ayi Kwei Armah

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

This novel is a treatment of the theme of corruption wrought by poverty. It is the story of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn even from those he loves.

Narrative theme: Social issues
Social and ethical issues
Thriller: serial killers

Book details

ISBN

9780435905408

Publisher

Heinemann

Published year

1988

Language

English

Original title

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

Format

Paperback

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1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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