Mythology books from Nigeria
Recommended mythology books (3)
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If you are into mythology here are some mythology books from Nigeria for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Boy, Snow, Bird : A Novel by Helen Oyeyemi EN
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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How the Leopard Got His Claws by Chinua Achebe EN
Description:
Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.