Books by Helen Oyeyemi (3)


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Boy, Snow, Bird : A Novel by Helen Oyeyemi EN

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Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
As seen on the cover of the New York Times Book Review, where it was described as “gloriously unsettling… evoking Toni Morrison, Haruki Murakami, Angela Carter, Edgar Allan Poe, Gabriel García Márquez, Chris Abani and even Emily Dickinson,” and already one of the year’s most widely acclaimed novels: “Helen Oyeyemi has fully transformed from a literary prodigy into a powerful, distinctive storyteller…Transfixing and surprising.”—Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A) “I don’t care what the magic mirror says; Oyeyemi is the cleverest in the land…daring and unnerving… Under Oyeyemi’s spell, the fairy-ta... continue

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The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
The audacious first novel from the award-winning and highly acclaimed Helen Oyeyemi. Jessamy “Jess” Harrison, age eight, is the child of an English father and a Nigerian mother. Possessed of an extraordinary imagination, she has a hard time fitting in at school. It is only when she visits Nigeria for the first time that she makes a friend who understands her: a ragged little girl named TillyTilly. But soon TillyTilly’s visits become more disturbing, until Jess realizes she doesn’t actually know who her friend is at all. Drawing on Nigerian mythology, Helen Oyeyemi presents a striking variation... continue

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What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
"A collection of intertwined stories built around the idea of keys, literal and metaphorical"--