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Description edit
Each story in this jubilantly acclaimed collection pays testament to the wisdom and resilience of children, even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances. A family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya scurries to find gifts of any kind for the impending Christmas holiday. A... read more
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- Jigana: Add a description of this character.
- Kotchikpa
- Selam
- Jubril
- Monique
- Yewa
- Maman
- Maisha
- Emeka
- Jean
- Papa
- Yusuf
- Muslim
- Madam Aniema
- Musa
- Gabriel
- Mary
- Allah
- Lukman
- Baba
- Fofo Kpee
- Paul
- Antoinette
- Ijeoma
- Khamfi
- Helene
- Pascal
- Naema
- Mallam Abdullahi
- Otieno
- Usenetok
- Tega
- Bartholomew
- Monsieur Abraham
- Father Mcbride
- Joseph
- Atieno
- Tonton Andre
- Smiley Kpee
- Ma Ilam Abdullahi
- Vincent
- Tantine Cecile
- Adeyemi
- Mommy
- Marcus
- Abacha
- Monica
First Sentence edit
Now that my eldest sister, Maisha, was twelve, none of us knew how to relate to her anymore.
Table of Contents edit
An Ex-mas Feast
Fattening for Gabon
What Language Is That?
Luxurious Hearses
My Parents' Bedroom
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Reading Group Guide
Series & Lists edit
This is book 68 of 70 in Oprah's Book Club. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, and followed by Freedom.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Uwem Akpan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books, Little, Borwn & Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 358
Publisher: Back Bay Books, Little, Borwn & Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 358
Awards edit
- Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (Finalist)
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (2009: Africa)
- Oprah's Book Club selection (2009)
- Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Finalist, 2009: Fiction, Runner-Up)
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- Dewey: 823.92
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