Visitor from Harare - Edward Purizhansky
An alien from planet Harare comes to Earth to study humans and report back his findings. After visiting Germany, the alien, now using the name 'Johan Becker ', ends up in Bridgeport, New York, where he meets a family of Russian immigrants.
The story follows Johan Becker as he observes the family who are struggling to adapt to a new environment while holding on to their old country traditions. The cultural shock the family goes through places them in awkward and funny situations, and the author describes these with plenty of sarcasm and humor.
The characters in Visitor from Harare are quite realistic and it entices the reader to flip through the pages to find out what happens next. Also, anyone familiar with the emigrant communities in American can easily relate with the difficulties the family goes through in this novel.
EAN: 9781640453715
An alien from planet Harare comes to Earth to study humans and report back his findings. After visiting Germany, the alien, now using the name 'Johan Becker ', ends up in Bridgeport, New York, where he meets a family of Russian immigrants.
The story follows Johan Becker as he observes the family who are struggling to adapt to a new environment while holding on to their old country traditions. The cultural shock the family goes through places them in awkward and funny situations, and the author describes these with plenty of sarcasm and humor.
The characters in Visitor from Harare are quite realistic and it entices the reader to flip through the pages to find out what happens next. Also, anyone familiar with the emigrant communities in American can easily relate with the difficulties the family goes through in this novel.
EAN: 9781640453715