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Sankofa

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A gripping, surprising and funny story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo.Anna grew up in London with her white mother and knowing very little about her African father. In middle age, after separating from her husband and with her daughter all grown up, she finds herself alone and wondering who she really is. Her mother's death leads her to find her father's student diaries, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. She discovers that he eventually became the president - some would say the dictator - of Bamana in West Africa. And he is still alive.She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey, and an exploration of race, identity and what we pass on to our children.Praise for Welcome to Lagos:'Entertaining and impressive' Helon Habila 'Nothing evades Onuzo's biting prose and whipsmart humour' Independent 'Tremendous' William Boyd

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780349013145
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Utgitt:
  • 3. juni 2021
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 214x134x29 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 322 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 4-7 virkedager
Forventet levering: 6. desember 2024

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A gripping, surprising and funny story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo.Anna grew up in London with her white mother and knowing very little about her African father. In middle age, after separating from her husband and with her daughter all grown up, she finds herself alone and wondering who she really is. Her mother's death leads her to find her father's student diaries, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. She discovers that he eventually became the president - some would say the dictator - of Bamana in West Africa. And he is still alive.She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey, and an exploration of race, identity and what we pass on to our children.Praise for Welcome to Lagos:'Entertaining and impressive' Helon Habila 'Nothing evades Onuzo's biting prose and whipsmart humour' Independent 'Tremendous' William Boyd

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