From Zamfara up country, to the Niger Delta down south, with a finale in Africa's most populous city, Lagos, this collection of stories and a novella are inspired by newspaper headlines and narrated by a range of Nigerian voices that are elevated to the realm of the sublime by Sefi Atta's distinctive, clinical narrative skill. "...written with quiet virtuosity. Atta's control of tone is remarkable" --Teju Cole "Sefi Atta is a brilliant artist...I have been very touched by the beauty and diversity and depth of these stories. ...
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From Zamfara up country, to the Niger Delta down south, with a finale in Africa's most populous city, Lagos, this collection of stories and a novella are inspired by newspaper headlines and narrated by a range of Nigerian voices that are elevated to the realm of the sublime by Sefi Atta's distinctive, clinical narrative skill. "...written with quiet virtuosity. Atta's control of tone is remarkable" --Teju Cole "Sefi Atta is a brilliant artist...I have been very touched by the beauty and diversity and depth of these stories." --Uwem Akpan; author of 'Say You're One of Them' (Oprah Bookclub Selection) "...steady, quiet, and yet bold narrative voice...a story teller who is so in tune with the suffering and other life happenstances of her characters" --Mohammed Naseehu Ali; author of 'The Prophet of Zongo Street'
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Like New. Winner of the NOMA Award for publishing in Africa in 2009. From Zamfara up north to the Niger delta down south, with a finale in Lagos, this collection of stories and a novella respond to and amplify the newspaper headlines in a range of Nigerian voices. Men, women, and children speak out to us from these stories, from immigration centers and police barracks, from street corners and maternity wards. Ghanaian writer Mohammed Naseehu Ali says, Sefi Atta "writes like one who has lived the life of each single character in her dazzling collection of short stories."Paperback. Pictorial cover. 293pp. Like new. Full refund if not satisfied.
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