| Title | : | Reconnaisance |
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| ISBN | : | 0140283439 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780140283433 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 306 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1999 |
| Awards | : | Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book in South East Asia and Pacific (2000) |
Nadejda is backpacking around New Zealand in the surreal haze of summer. Her encounters are comic and revealing - and often sexual. But Nadejda's tour is a deep and personal one; it is a journey into memory and family myth.
Reconnaisance Reviews
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At first I found the author's attempts to integrate Bulgarian idioms into the English text heavy-handed, and the dour mood overpowering. I found it hard to ant to return to reading after I put the book down in the first few chapters, because of its intense negativity. But it grew on me as it went... the heart-tugging references to cultural phenomena, like plastic square bags of flavored milk, became more seamlessly integrated as the novel progressed and the characters more and more relatable.
