Description
| Product ID: | 9781913109028 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | THE COFFER DAMS |
| Authors: | Author: KAMALA MARKANDAYA |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Set in India, an ecological novel well ahead of its time. British colonialists attempt to tame nature with disastrous consequences. Clinton, founder and head of a firm of international engineers, arrives in India to build a dam, bringing with him his young wife, Helen, and a strong team of aides and skilled men. They are faced with a formidable challenge, which involves working in daunting mountain and jungle terrain, within a time schedule dictated by the extreme tropical weather. |
| Imprint Name: | Small Axes |
| Publisher Name: | HopeRoad Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-09-30 |