| Edition |
First Back Bay paperback edition. |
| Description |
360, 8 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Ex-mas feast -- Fattening for Gabon -- What language is that? -- Luxurious hearses -- My parents' bedroom. |
| Note |
Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Co., June 2008. |
| Summary |
This collection of five stories set in various African countries reveals the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa. |
| Note |
Includes a conversation with the author and questions and topics for discussion. |
| Awards |
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (African Region) |
| Note |
"Oprah's Book Club 2009 selection"--Cover. |
| Subject |
Children -- Africa -- Fiction.
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War victims -- Africa -- Fiction.
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Short stories, Nigerian (English)
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Nigerian fiction (English)
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| ISBN |
9780316086370 |
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0316086371 |
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