Nine Hills to Nambonkaha Sarah Erdman

Name: Nine Hills to Nambonkaha By Sarah Erdman
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Nine Hills to Nambonkaha by Sarah Erdman

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Sarah Erdman here chronicles the two years she spent as a Peace Corps volunteer in the tiny village of Nambonkaha in Cote d'Ivoire, a place without electricity where women grind corn by hand and people bathe in the streets during the rare rains, but where AIDS threatens and poverty is constant.

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Nine Hills to Nambonkaha Summary

Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village by Sarah Erdman

A Peace Corps worker offers a fascinating portrayal of an African village that stands on the brink of modernity, caught between ancient superstitions and the era of the cell phone as they struggle with AIDS and other life-threatening problems. 17,500 first printing.

Nine Hills to Nambonkaha Reviews

"It is rare to pick up a book and be so completely transported to another land, another culture. The village of Nambonkaha comes alive in Edrman's hands. Her powers of observation, her prose and her daring are truly Orwellian." -Abraham Verghese, author of "My Own Country "

About Sarah Erdman

A graduate of Middlebury College, " Sarah Erdman" still works for the Peace Corps and lives in Washington, D.C. The child of parents who spent their entire careers in the Foreign Service, she lived in eight countries while growing up.

Additional information

Sku

CIN0805073817G

ISBN 13

9780805073812

ISBN 10

0805073817

Title

Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village by Sarah Erdman

Author

Sarah Erdman

Condition

Used - Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Henry Holt & Company Inc

Year published

2003-09-18

Number of pages

320

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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