A Spell of Good Things

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023

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Beschreibung

<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024</b><br><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 </b></p><p>A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption.</p><p>Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. His father has lost his job, so Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor and begging, dreaming of a big future.</p><p>Wuraola is a golden girl, the perfect child of a wealthy family. Now an exhausted young doctor in her first year of practice, she is beloved by Kunle, the volatile son of family friends.</p><p>When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola and Eniola's lives become unexpectedly intertwined. In this breathtaking novel, Ayobami Adebayo shines her light on Nigeria, the gaping divides in its society, and the shared humanity that lives in between.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781838856076

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 126 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Canongate Books Ltd.