An Unusual Grief - Nominiert: Republic of Consciousness Prize 2023.Nominiert: Dublin Literary Award 2023
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| Verlag | Durnell NBN |
| Auflage | 2022 |
| Format | 14,2 x 2,1 x 21,7 cm |
| Gewicht | 278 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781913175139 |
| Bestell-Nr | 91317513UA |
A bold and unflinching tale of one woman's unconventional approach to life and loss.
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LONGLISTED FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CONSCIOUSNESS PRIZE 2023AND THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2023
How do you get to know your daughter when she is dead?
This is the question that haunts Mojisola as she grapples withthe sudden loss of her daughter, Yinka, and the unresolved fractures in theirrelationship. Mojisola is forced to confront the dysfunctions of her life thathave led her to this point, evading her errant husband and mourning theirestranged daughter alone.
Mojisola's grief takes her from Cape Town to Johannesburg whereshe holes up in Yinka's apartment, unearthing the life that she had built forherself there. Walking a mile in Yinka's shoes, Mojisola slips into aclandestine underworld, where she learns to break free from the bondage of the labels,wife and mother.
In this new world of feline companionship, reignited talentsand unlikely friendships, including with Yinka's acerbic landla dy Zelda,Mojisola's understanding of life, and her place within it, is built anew.
A bold and unflinching tale of one woman's unconventionalapproach to life and loss.
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"I am in awe of Omotoso's talent[...]she cements her position as one of the leading African novelists of our time[...] in An Unusual Grief, Omotoso surprises, shocks and breaks your heart in equal measure. I am lucky to have readher books." - JENNIFER NANSUBUGA MAKUMBI, author of Kintu, Manchester Happened and The First Woman
