An Orchestra of Minorities
By: Chigozie Obioma
3.68
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A contemporary twist on the Odyssey, An Orchestra of Minorities is narrated by the chi, or spirit o…
Want to Read $ 11.99"Mais il ignorait encore que rien, jamais, n’appartient pleinement à personne."-Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities
"For the truth remains that more can also be more, and that less is often inevitably less."-Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities
"Esprits protecteurs de l’humanité, avons-nous vraiment réfléchi aux puissances que déploie la passion chez l’humain ? Avons-nous examiné pourquoi un homme peut traverser un champ de flammes pour atteindre la femme qu’il aime ? Avons-nous réfléchi à l’effet du sexe sur le corps des amants ? À la symétrie de son pouvoir ? Avons-nous étudié ce que la poésie éveille en leur âme, et la marque des mots doux sur un cœur attendri ? Avons-nous contemplé la physionomie de l’amour, analysé pourquoi certaines relations sont mort-nées, d’autres naissent handicapées et atrophiées, tandis que certaines parviennent à l’âge adulte et durent toute la vie des amants ?"-Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities
"The daily life of lovers often begins to share resemblances, so that, in time, each day becomes indistinguishable from the one that came before it. The lovers carry each other's words in their hearts when apart and when together; they laugh; they talk; they make love; they argue; they eat; they tend to poultry together; they watch television and dream about a future together. This way, time slips and memories accrue until their union becomes the sum of all the words they have said to each other, their laughter, their love-making, their arguments, their eating, their work with the poultry, and all the things they have done together. When that are not with each other, night becomes to them an undesirable thing. They despair at the masking of the sun and wait eagerly for the night, this cosmic sheet that has separated them from their beloved, to pass in fervent haste."-Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities
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1. The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
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Format: None pages, Paperback
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2. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
By: Lola Shoneyin
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
African-born poet Lola Shoneyin makes her fiction debut with The Secret Lives of Babi Segi's Wives,… read more
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3. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra
By: Chinua Achebe
4.30
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the legendary author of Things Fall Apartcomes a longawaited memoir about coming of age with a… read more
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4. Born on a Tuesday
By: Elnathan John
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, a dynamic young voice from Nigeria, Born on a Tue… read more
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5. We Need New Names
By: NoViolet Bulawayo
4.50
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
An exciting literary debut: the unflinching and powerful story of a young girl's journey out of Zim… read more
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6. Stay with Me
By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
3.91
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expect… read more
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7. I Do Not Come to You by Chance
By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
4.12
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
A deeply moving debut novel set amid the perilous world of Nigerian email scams, I Do Not Come to Y… read more
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8. The Spider King's Daughter
By: Chibundu Onuzo
3.80
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a spraw… read more
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9. A Spell of Good Things
By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more
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"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
10. Tomorrow I Become a Woman
By: Aiwanose Odafen
4.24
Format: None pages, Audiobook
What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then aga… read more
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11. The Long Take
By: Robin Robertson
3.83
Format: 237 pages, Hardcover
Walker, a young Canadian recently demobilised after war and his active service in the Normandy land… read more
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12. The Shadow King
By: Maaza Mengiste
3.67
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Ethiopia. 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to … read more
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"The routine dulls the terror."-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
"He holds no importance except what memory allows."-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
"What is lost is gone, my child, what is lost makes room for something else."-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
"what is forged into memory tucks itself into bone and muscle. It will always be there and it will follow us to the grave."-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
13. Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad
By: Damilare Kuku
4.03
Format: None pages, Paperback
A collection of short stories, structured as case-studies, and a form of love letter in solidarity … read more
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14. Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right
By: Ukamaka Olisakwe
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadin… read more
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15. The Middle Daughter
By: Chika Unigwe
3.83
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for … read more
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16. Nightbloom
By: Peace Adzo Medie
3.96
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Peace Adzo Medie, author of Reese’s Book Club pick His Only Wife , returns with a moving novel abou… read more
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17. Blessings
By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more
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18. The Fortune Men
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Based on a true event, this novel is “a blues song cut straight from the heart ... about the unjust… read more
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19. An Orchestra of Minorities
By: Chigozie Obioma
3.68
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
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"Mais il ignorait encore que rien, jamais, n’appartient pleinement à personne."-Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities
"For the truth remains that more can also be more, and that less is often inevitably less."-Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities
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20. We Were Girls Once
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'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more
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21. This Mournable Body
By: Tsitsi Dangarembga
3.34
Format: 284 pages, Paperback
A searing novel about the obstacles facing women in Zimbabwe, by one of the country’s most notable … read more
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"How, with all your education, do you come to be more needy than your mother?"-Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body
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