An edition of The king of America
(2004)
The King of America
A Novel
by Samantha Gillison
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Traces the short life of Stephen Hesse, who struggles with class differences in his family, finds a sense of direction in the field of anthropology, and suffers an untimely death at the culmination of his efforts in New Guinea.
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Fiction, Headhunters, Children of the rich in fiction, Anthropology students, Indigenous peoples, Children of divorced parents in fiction, Children of divorced parents, Headhunters in fiction, New Guinea in fiction, Antiquities, College students, Anthropology students in fiction, Americans in fiction, Indigenous peoples in fiction, Collection and preservation, Antiquities in fiction, Americans, Children of the rich, College students in fiction, Suspense fiction, New York Times reviewedPlaces
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The King of America: A Novel
April 12, 2005, Random House Trade Paperbacks
in English
037576075X 9780375760754
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"AT THE END OF NOVEMBER THE MONSOON BURSTS OVER THE southern coast of Irian Jaya, pounding the villages of thatchroof huts that sit along the Asmat River."
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| April 26, 2011 | Edited by OCLC Bot | Added OCLC numbers. |
| August 5, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
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