Curandera
- 272bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
From an award-winning author comes this thrilling, experimental new novel exploring the darker elements of shamanism, desire, betrayal and friendship - across time and dimensions.
Irenosen Okojie Volgorde van de boeken
Irenosen Okojie schrijft over de kwetsbaarheid van de menselijke geest en de manieren waarop we daarmee omgaan. Haar proza kenmerkt zich door een betoverend ritme en een indringend inzicht in de menselijke psyche. Ze onderzoekt thema's als identiteit, ontheemding en de zoektocht naar verbondenheid met onverschrokken eerlijkheid. Haar schrijven is doordrenkt van rauwe emotionele kracht, waardoor de lezer vaak in een staat van diepe contemplatie achterblijft.
- 2024
- 2021
A vivid coming-of-age epic following the intersecting lives of Seraphin, a young man forced from his homeland due to civil war in Rwanda, and a host of eclectic characters in Namibia, Brussels, Paris, and Cape Town.
- 2020
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020
- 120bladzijden
- 5 uur lezen
Now in its 21st year, the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is African's leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. The collection brings together the five stories on the 2020 shortlist.
- 2019
Nudibranch
- 256bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
A dark and lyrical collection of short stories from the author of the critically acclaimed Speak Gigantular and Butterfly Fish, whose unique voice has been praised by writers like Ben Okri and Stella Duffy.
- 2016
Shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, the Saboteur Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award and the Jhalak Prize. A startling debut short story collection from the award-winning author of Butterfly Fish.
- 2015
A fragile outsider living in London, Joy struggles to pull the threads of her life back together after her mother's sudden death. As family secrets come to light, she unearths the ties between her mother, grandfather, the wife of the king, a fearsome warrior, and a brass head's pivotal connection to them all.