by Frank Wynne (Translator), Carlos Acosta (Author), Frank Wynne (Translator), Carlos Acosta (Author)
Oscar Mandinga, great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet deep in the Cuban hinterland, is a sardonic teller of tales - some taller than others. But one day Oscar wakes to find himself utterly alone, the sole descendant of his family line. He is not sure what to do or where to go, but in the midst of this uncertainty, he holds fast to what his grandfather always told him: 'No man knows who he is until he knows his past.' So Oscar sets out to find his ancestral village and the meaning of the magical pig's-foot amulet he has inherited.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Published: 28 Aug 2014
ISBN 10: 1408833727
ISBN 13: 9781408833728
Book Overview: Selected as one of The Waterstones Eleven, for the best fiction debuts of 2013, Pig's Foot is a dazzling novel of revolution, family secrets, love and identity across four generations