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... to see what comes in together. This weekend, I picked up French Milk, Fruit, Firmin, The Idea of Perfection amd Graceland. Plus, I've still got Hummingbird's Daughter and What I Love checked out.
I've already read Fruit and French Milk. Both were fast reads. Fruit ... OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.
... by Mary Roach
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
GraceLand by Chris Abani
The History of Rome Hanks and Kindred Matters by Joseph Stanley Pennell
Up in the Air by Walter Kirn
A Mad Desire to Dance by Elie Wiesel
... Best for me so far this year is GraceLand by Chris Abani, with The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst a very respectable second. Someone still says "FINK"!!!! (I wish it had been me.)
Graceland sounds very good, Jerry. Your thread is getting to be dangerous territory for me. Book 17: GraceLand by Chris Abani
GraceLand follows the exploits of a young boy named Elvis as he makes his daily way through the slums of Lagos, Nigeria. The story of his and his family's earlier years ... 26. Les Fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire
27. Becoming Abigail by Chris Abani ... with The world is flat by Thomas Friedman
South Africa with The Whale Caller by Zakes Mda
more africa with Graceland by Chris Abani
Portugal with The Maias by Eca de queiroz
Canada in stories in Natasha and other stories by David Bezmogis
China with Balzac ... graceland by Chris Abani is a coming-of-age tale about Western celebrity, corruption and redemption as seen through the eyes young Elvis impersonator in Nigeria.
Laila Lalami has a wonderful blog that highlights world literature.
... the men who have read it (and often make a book "successful") may have understood it better.
I felt the same way about Graceland, a Nigerian story that received a lot of attention. I should have connected to it, but I didn't. Sometimes I think that we so seldom hear voices from this part ... ... books are non-fiction works.)
Some suggestions for contemporary African literature (excluding authors listed above):
Graceland by Chris Abani (Nigeria)
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe)
Joys of Motherhod by Buchi Emecheta (Nigeria)
From A Crooked Rib ... ... emerged triumphant, because it is filled with such fascinating books (all of which I am now eager to get my hands on).
GraceLand by Chris Abani
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
Havoc in its Third Year by Ronan Bennett
The Closed Circle by Jonathan Coe
An Altere ... Recent works that I would recommend:
Graceland
Little Boys Come From the Stars
Johnny Mad Dog
Beasts of No Nation
Notes From the Hyena's Belly
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The Icarus Girl
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