Giraffe
J.M. Ledgard
304 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1594200998
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Language: English
Publish: 1155798000000
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A novel based on a bizarre, real-life incident that took place in 1975 Czechoslovakia describes the destruction of the world’s largest captive herd of giraffes at a zoo in a small Czech town, recounting the story of the giraffes from their capture in Africa to their apparently senseless slaughter by the secret police. A first novel.