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by: Ben Jonjak
Publisher: iUniverse, 2002
Reviewed by: www.bookflash.com Thief An intense history of the life of a thief of Lima
On the streets of Lima, an abandoned baby struggles to survive. It is a poor world, a desperate world, a cruel approximation of a modern society. The baby is not protected by any thoughts of morality or any indignant factions that fight for his protection. It is the real world. The politically incorrect world. The world of poverty.
Alone, weak, the baby first relies on the pity of those stronger than him. He is their toy, and he becomes their tool. Survival is the only thing that matters. It is the first step in the hierarchy, the platform that must be reached to make possible all the great potential of humanity. Anything is permissible to attain it. But in a life without comfort, survival is an unstable platform. As the baby grows and matures into a man, he never feels or even hopes for the sensation of love, but he is aware of it’s existence, and wonders why it is denied him. He grows hard in body and mind, and he is given many names, but none fit him better than Thief. By the end of his life, he has become as grotesque and misshapen as the human form can be. His eyes are dark with hatred and petty trickery. He is a waste of life. But what might he have been if only given the luxuries so many take for granted? And who is to blame for the evil that was placed in his soul? He was a baby once, innocent, and abandoned. Those that would dare to judge from their world of wealth and opportunity should first take a swim in the ocean that drowned him. Maybe then they would see the terrifying reality of who is to blame. In Thief, Ben Jonjak (author of Glorious Failure) creates a vision of a world few of us will ever experience. Written after a year-long stay in Lima, Peru, Thief is a metaphor for the constant struggle between those who are fortunate enough to have, and those who regrettably never will. “You’re perspective changes when you live among the other half.” States Jonjak. “With Thief, I invite you to give it a try.” Thief is an extensively researched and intelligent novel about the true conflict that exists in the world. The terrifying conflict that many people are unaware of simply because it falls outside of what big media has the courage to acknowledge. It is a daring novel, exhilarating for the spirit in both the horrific aspect and the extensive implications of its themes. It never ceases to find new perspectives and achieves the level of awakening found only in the greatest works of literature. Thief 0-595-22884-4 ISBN Available to order through all major book carriers. For more information, contact: Pubservices@iuniverse.com gloriousfailure@yahoo.com http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0%2D595%2D22884%2D4
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