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An unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions, and the dire consequences of their presence. With echoes of J. M. Coetzee and Graham Greene, this timeless novel questions whether we can ever understand another nation's war, and what role we have in forging anyone's peace.
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Release date
March 19, 2019 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781984840066
- File size: 107290 KB
- Duration: 03:43:31
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Though the details are sparse, narrator Dion Graham provides a vivid sense of the world in this audiobook and its characters.Two men, known only pseudonymously as Four and Nine, are tasked by an unnamed corporation with paving a road in an unnamed war-torn country. Graham delivers outstanding voicework that captures the two characters' personalities. As Four, a seasoned company man laser-focused on finishing the job, Graham's speech is clipped and businesslike. Nine is the total opposite--carefree, reckless, always hobnobbing with locals--and Graham's nonchalant voice for him is nearly unrecognizable from Four's. The contrast between them, especially Four's increasing exasperation with Nine, borders on black comedy. But Graham keeps a balanced tone that maintains the story's tension and doesn't undercut its themes. A.T.N. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
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