A life elsewhere
| Title | A life elsewhere |
|---|---|
| Author | Segun Afolabi |
| Publication | Vintage |
| Size | 274p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 9780099485186 |
| Topics |
Nigerian fiction--English Nigerian fiction--Short stories and novellas |
| Notes | For the characters in Segun Afolabi's debut collection, 'elsewhere' is a place they must transform into home. In the award-winning 'Monday Morning' a refugee boy puzzles out his place in a new land. A bereaved father in 'Arithmetic' thinks back to a confusing, youthful sexual encounter that has left him emotionally scarred; Jacinta faces a long retirement with a husband she is not sure she likes in 'Jumbo and Jacinta' and 'The Wine Guitar' tells the story of an aging musician who pays a prostitute for the gift of her youth. These are tales of diaspora, of people making their lives in new lands. Moving, funny and occasionally shocking, Afolabi's stories reflect the way we live now. [back cover] |
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