The Time of the Little Black Bird
- Publisher's listprice GBP 19.99
-
10 116 Ft (9 635 Ft + 5% VAT)
The price is estimated because at the time of ordering we do not know what conversion rates will apply to HUF / product currency when the book arrives. In case HUF is weaker, the price increases slightly, in case HUF is stronger, the price goes lower slightly.
- Discount 20% (cc. 2 023 Ft off)
- Discounted price 8 093 Ft (7 708 Ft + 5% VAT)
Subcribe now and take benefit of a favourable price.
Subscribe
10 116 Ft
Availability
Estimated delivery time: In stock at the publisher, but not at Prospero's office. Delivery time approx. 3-5 weeks.
Not in stock at Prospero.
Why don't you give exact delivery time?
Delivery time is estimated on our previous experiences. We give estimations only, because we order from outside Hungary, and the delivery time mainly depends on how quickly the publisher supplies the book. Faster or slower deliveries both happen, but we do our best to supply as quickly as possible.
Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher MJ ? Ohio University Press
- Date of Publication 31 December 1999
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9780804010177
- Binding Paperback
- See also 9780804010160
- No. of pages256 pages
- Size 227x185x21 mm
- Weight 438 g
- Language English 0
Categories
Short description:
In 1906 a young, semiliterate Greek arrived in America with a fewdollars in his pocket and his people?s legacy of proverbs, superstitions, and cultural traits to guide him through the dangers and opportunities of a new world.
MoreLong description:
In 1906 a young, semiliterate Greek arrived in America with a fewdollars in his pocket and his people?s legacy of proverbs, superstitions, and cultural traits to guide him through the dangers and opportunities of a new world. The Time of the Little Black Bird begins with the story of this young man and his plan to build a future for his family as it makes its way in America.
Told in a clear-eyed yet compassionate voice, The Time of the Little Black Bird is a novel of generations, loyalty, betrayal, tradition, and greed. Centering on a family business that grows from a few shabby storefronts and a run-down hotel at the side of the Salt Lake City railroad yards, the story finds the Kallos family weathering the Depression and the war years to become rich. Beset by awkward attempts to assimilate and by the testing of family values, the family solidarity unravels and is discovered as a smokescreen for a business treachery that had been developing for three generations.
Unlike Greek stories of old, the drama is rendered on a human scale and is unswerving in its honest depiction. But like those old Greek tales, there is a timelessness and a universality drawn from the particulars of those portrayed.
The Time of the Little Black Bird's breadth and depth, its over-arching compassion, is nurtured by a mature and understated wisdom. Papanikolas' fine skills as a writer seldom give way to shortcuts, never to triteness or sentimentality. The novel nurtures its own light, its own forward movement, its own life. Nothing is imposed. Utah is lucky to have Papanikolas, and should be grateful for the rich and significant history her work represents. More
