Pillaging the Dead

Summary

Pillaging the Dead follows the story of Tarik, a young man who puts up resistance to a repressive regime in an unnamed African country. Tarik makes a decent living as a hawker. But that changes the day the authorities catch him selling banned books. He is beaten up, with a warning never to return to the streets again. This triggers a disillusionment with the regime that draws Tarik into a world of activism, and takes him on a dangerous political journey. An enthralling blend of thriller and satire, Pillaging the Dead is a page turner that speaks to the absurdities and inequities of the word around us.