{"product_id":"ghostroots-pemi-aguda","title":"Ghostroots ('Pemi Aguda)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe supernatural looms over the grime and sweat of everyday life in Lagos in this dazzling collection of stories from a prize-winning young Nigerian writer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thrilling and disturbing' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Excellently uncanny' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You'll find it hard to tear yourself away' Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Three of Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lagos of these twelve sinister and beguiling stories is multi-faceted, peopled by Pentecostal Christians and exasperated atheists; by tight-knit extended families and struggling single fathers. Here are characters cursed by guilt, bound by the ties of ancestors and community; or enchanted by the allure of mysticism and would-be prophets. There are gossips and party girls - and a schoolboy followed home by a group of tribal masquerades, cloaked in feathers and twinkling beads. Yes, his mother has warned him not to bring strangers home, but he is sure she will understand ... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the dark borders between psychology and superstition, these feverishly imaginative stories of trauma, betrayal, terror and love lay bare the forces of myth, tradition, gender, sexuality and modernity in Nigerian society. Powered by a deep empathy, and glinting with humour and insight, they announce a major new literary talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDING THE STORY 'BREASTMILK', SHORTLISTED FOR THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e'Pemi Aguda is from Lagos, Nigeria. She is the winner of the 2020 Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers' Award and a graduate of the Zell MFA program at the University of Michigan. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZoetrope and The Best Short Stories 2022\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand 2023: The O. Henry Prize Winners, \u003c\/i\u003eedited by Valeria Luiselli (2022) and Lauren Groff (2023), among other publications. Her short-story collection \u003ci\u003eGhostroots\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award, longlisted for the PEN\/Faulkner Award, and shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing (for the story 'Breastmilk').\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Print PDF, Englisch, 224 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65784136696157,"sku":"K097644776","price":15.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9764477600001A.jpg?v=1788346786","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/ghostroots-pemi-aguda","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}