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The Sky above the roof / Nathacha Appanah ; translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: vi, 134 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781529408577
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 843.92 APP
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Wolf steals his mother’s car and drives six hundred kilometers in search of his estranged sister, causing a serious road accident that leads to his arrest and imprisonment. The narrative unfolds through multiple perspectives, including those of Wolf’s mother and sister, revealing the long-lasting effects of trauma and fractured family relationships. The novel explores how emotional wounds are passed across generations and the struggle toward recovery and understanding within a broken family.
List(s) this item appears in: KWAMBOKA MARCH 1 2026
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Translated from the French.

Seventeen-year-old Wolf steals his mother’s car and drives six hundred kilometers in search of his estranged sister, causing a serious road accident that leads to his arrest and imprisonment. The narrative unfolds through multiple perspectives, including those of Wolf’s mother and sister, revealing the long-lasting effects of trauma and fractured family relationships. The novel explores how emotional wounds are passed across generations and the struggle toward recovery and understanding within a broken family.

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