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I Am Radar

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At the moment of Radar Radmanovic's birth, the hospital experiences a mysterious power outage, leading to his delivery in darkness. When the lights return, staff discover a healthy baby boy with pitch-black skin, born to bewildered white parents. This peculiar event and Radar's unusual appearance set the stage for a kaleidoscopic narrative that spans the globe and history, exploring realms where radio waves and subatomic particles intertwine. The story unfolds with grace, empathy, humor, and courage, weaving together a century of conflict and art. In arctic Norway during World War II, a group of schoolteachers forms a radical secret society, stealing radioactive material from a hidden Nazi reactor to stage a surreal art performance on a frozen coastline. This society reemerges after Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime, where another performance goes tragically wrong. The narrative echoes during the Yugoslavian wars, featuring an avant-garde puppeteer trapped in Belgrade while his brother serves in a genocidal militia. Years later, in war-torn Congo, a disfigured literature professor creates the world's largest library amid chaos. All these stories connect through Radar, now a radio operator in New Jersey, grappling with love, challenging parents, and a daunting medical condition. As the novel progresses, these threads converge, revealing unseen harmonies that unite lives across time and space, culminating in a breathtaking journe

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I Am Radar, Reif Larsen

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Pubblicato
2016
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Lingua
Inglese
Editore
Penguin
Pubblicato
2016
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
672
ISBN10
0143107917
ISBN13
9780143107910
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3,45 su 5
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At the moment of Radar Radmanovic's birth, the hospital experiences a mysterious power outage, leading to his delivery in darkness. When the lights return, staff discover a healthy baby boy with pitch-black skin, born to bewildered white parents. This peculiar event and Radar's unusual appearance set the stage for a kaleidoscopic narrative that spans the globe and history, exploring realms where radio waves and subatomic particles intertwine. The story unfolds with grace, empathy, humor, and courage, weaving together a century of conflict and art. In arctic Norway during World War II, a group of schoolteachers forms a radical secret society, stealing radioactive material from a hidden Nazi reactor to stage a surreal art performance on a frozen coastline. This society reemerges after Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime, where another performance goes tragically wrong. The narrative echoes during the Yugoslavian wars, featuring an avant-garde puppeteer trapped in Belgrade while his brother serves in a genocidal militia. Years later, in war-torn Congo, a disfigured literature professor creates the world's largest library amid chaos. All these stories connect through Radar, now a radio operator in New Jersey, grappling with love, challenging parents, and a daunting medical condition. As the novel progresses, these threads converge, revealing unseen harmonies that unite lives across time and space, culminating in a breathtaking journe