Other Lives A Novel

Naperville IL: Sourcebooks Landmark. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1402213913 . Light edgewear to dust jacket. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.10 X 5.30 X 1.30 inches; 320 pages; "In just one morning, he forgot who he was...Three provocative and interconnected stories from one of the world's greatest living writers:A white painter in Africa comes to his studio in the afternoon. On his doorstep, he sees a woman with curly hair and a dark complexion. He has never seen her before, but she embraces him. As he steps past her, two strange children rush to his feet yelling "Daddy!" This family welcomes him home, but he knows none of them.On the other side of Cape Town, a white man pulls himself out of bed and toward his mirror, where he is confronted by his suddenly black face.A concert pianist falls passionately in love with the celebrated singer he works beside, but cannot bring himself to touch her, until one night they sit down to eat dinner, and look up to see themselves surrounded by armed men." .