TheCamelBookmobile(Masha Hamilton 著)简介、价格

TheCamelBookmobile

作者： Masha Hamilton 著

出版社： HarperCollins

出版时间： 2007-04

ISBN： 9780061173486

定价： 233.10

装帧： 其他

页数： 308页

正文语种： 英语

分类： 国学古籍>综合性图书

内容简介:

THECAMELBOOKMOBILEisafictionaltaleofanAmericanlibrarianwholeavesBrooklyntoworkforarelieforganizationinAfricathatsendsbooksonthebacksofcamelstoforgottenvillages.Herintentionsareentirelypurebut，whenthebookmobilecausesafeudamongthenomadictribeitaimstohelp，sherealizeshergooddeedsmaycomewithahighprice.TheactualCamelBookmobilemadeitsfirstrunalmostadecadeago.ThreedromedariestrudgedthrougharidnortheasternKenyatobringalibrarytosettlementssoremotetheyhadbecomenearlyinvisible.Lackingroads，cleanwater，andfood，thosewhoinhabitedthesevilliageshadneverbeentoschoolmuchlessheldabookintheirhands.Thebooksthatcametothemwererareandpreciousgifts，allowingthemtobrieflyescapetherealityofsqualoranddestitution.AppealingtothefansofReadingLolitainTehranandTheBooksellerofKabul，TheCamelBookmobilecapturesatimeandplacethatisunknowntomanybutrelevanttoall.