Description
When Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and the family's apprentice, newly arrived from the nearby village, he banishes Obiefuna to a Christian boarding school marked by strict hierarchy and routine, devastating violence. Utterly alienated from the people he loves, Obiefuna begins a journey of self-discovery and blossoming desire, while his mother Uzoamaka grapples to hold onto her favourite son, her truest friend. Interweaving the perspectives of Obiefuna and his mother Uzoamaka, as they reach towards a future that will hold them both, BLESSINGS is an elegant and exquisitely moving story of love and loneliness. Asking how we can live freely when politics reaches into our hearts and lives, as well as deep into our consciousness, it is a stunning, searing debut. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZEA sublime coming-of-age tale... an extraordinarily composed and deeply felt debut - GuardianAn excellent debut novel - John Boyne A moving debut about love and loneliness - Sunday Times Wonderful, vivid - Patrick Gale
| EAN: | 9780241618271 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 09.01.2025 |
| Autoren: | Ibeh, Chukwuebuka |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 240 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Literary |
| Keyword: | lgbtq books; gay books; lgbt books; queer; lgbtq books for teens; americanah by chimamanda ngozi adichie; we should all be feminists; open water caleb azumah nelson; jhumpa lahiri; purple hibiscus by chimamanda ngozi adichie; half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie; notes on grief chimamanda ngozi adichie; 'half of a yellow sun'; literary fiction; coming of age; death; contemporary fiction; mental health |
| Fachschema: | Nigeria~Homosexualität (LGBTQ) / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Adoleszenz~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Tod, Trauer, Verlust~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Psychologisches Innenleben~Erzählerisches Thema: Identität / Zugehörigkeit~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Politik |
| Interesse Alter: | Bezug zu Schwulen & Lesben |
| Länge: | 198 mm |
| Breite: | 129 mm |
| Höhe: | 15 mm |