A Spell of Good Things - Nominiert: People's Book Prize - Fiction, 2023. Nominiert: The Booker Prize, 2023. Nominiert: Dylan Thomas Prize, 2024
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| Verlag | Canongate Books |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Seiten | 352 |
| Format | 13,7 x 2,7 x 21,7 cm |
| Print PDF | |
| Gewicht | 348 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781838856052 |
| Bestell-Nr | 83885605UA |
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023
MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023: the Observer, Guardian, Financial Times, Stylist, the Express and Oprah Daily
Ayòbámi Adébáyò, the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Stay With Me, unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption.
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, collecting newspapers and begging, dreaming of a big future.
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.
When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola and Eniola's lives become intertwined. In this b reathtaking novel, Ayòbámi Adébáyò shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between.
Rezension:
Adebayo is carving a real name for herself as a chronicler of moving Nigeria-set stories with sociopolitical subtexts and a Dickensian flavour . . . Profound Observer
