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Nation

By: Publication details: United Kingdom; Transworld Publishers Ltd; 2012Description: 432 Pages; PaperbackISBN:
  • 9780552162371
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.92
Summary: When a giant wave destroys his entire Nation - his family and everyone he has ever known - Mau finds himself totally alone. Until he meets Daphne, daughter of a colonial Governor and the sole survivor from a shipwreck. They have no common language, no common culture - but together they discover some remarkable things - like how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good idea - and must try and forge a new kind of Nation. Then other survivors arrive to take refuge on the island, and not all of them are friendly...In "Nation" Pratchett brings us a novel that is both witty and wise, encompassing themes of death and nationhood, while also being extremely funny.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Karachi Sci Fi and Fantasy 823.92 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Withdrawn Not For Loan SOLD - BOOK BAZAAR PKLC001244
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Lahore Sci Fi and Fantasy 823.92 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PKLC003369
Total holds: 0

When a giant wave destroys his entire Nation - his family and everyone he has ever known - Mau finds himself totally alone. Until he meets Daphne, daughter of a colonial Governor and the sole survivor from a shipwreck. They have no common language, no common culture - but together they discover some remarkable things - like how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good idea - and must try and forge a new kind of Nation. Then other survivors arrive to take refuge on the island, and not all of them are friendly...In "Nation" Pratchett brings us a novel that is both witty and wise, encompassing themes of death and nationhood, while also being extremely funny.

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