The book of secrets : a novel
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Published
New York : Picador USA, 1996.
ISBN
0312140835
Physical Desc
337 pages : 1 map ; 22 cm.
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Published
New York : Picador USA, 1996.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0312140835

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The diary of a British colonial administrator in East Africa in the 1910s. He is Sir Alfred Corbin who has an affair with his Indian housekeeper. She marries a shopkeeper and gives birth to a fair boy, Ali, later reunited with Corbin in Britain. The diary is recounted by an Indian teacher of our day who gives his own interpretation of Corbin's diary.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Vassanji, M. G. (1996). The book of secrets: a novel . Picador USA.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Vassanji, M. G. 1996. The Book of Secrets: A Novel. Picador USA.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Vassanji, M. G. The Book of Secrets: A Novel Picador USA, 1996.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Vassanji, M. G. The Book of Secrets: A Novel Picador USA, 1996.

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