Author

Publication

1971 - Knopf, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveinfreestate00vsna
  • ISBN-100394471857
  • ISBN-139780394471853
  • Goodreads4854624
  • Library of Congress Control Number79154916
and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC823
  • LCCPZ4.N155 In3
  • LCCPR9272.9.N32 In3
and 1 more
  • LCCPR6064.A34 In3

Description

Winner of the Booker Prize in 1971 this book comprises three novellas, set in three very different countries. The stories are about people surviving as best they can in states with varying levels of political, social and economic freedom.

Description

A short novel on two English people and their search for freedom in a complex African nation accompanies two works of fiction which illustrate the consequences of liberation.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • In a free stateKnopf1971-01-01
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