This singular collection of five stories takes the reader inside Nigeria, Benin, and Ethiopia, revealing in beautiful prose the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa.
Record details
ISBN:0316113786
ISBN:9780316113786
Physical Description:358 p. : map ; 22 cm. print
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
An ex-mas feast -- Fattening for Gabon -- What language is that? -- Luxurious hearses -- My parents' bedroom.
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