Chronicler of the Winds by Henning Mankell

ISBN: 0307280446

Author: Henning Mankell

Condition: new

A haunting and powerful story about war-torn Africa, a mystical orphan boy, and the power of narrative to give a chaotic world order.In the hot African night a single gunshot cracks the silence. José Antonio traces the sound to the stage of the local theatre company, where he finds Nelio, the young prophetical leader of the citys street kids, crumpled in blood. Nelio refuses to be taken to the hospital but instead tells Jose his lifes story: how bandits raided his village, his daring escape, and his struggle to survive on the streets. José is irrevocably changed. He becomes the Chronicler of the Winds, revealing Nelioss magical tale to all who will listen.