Voice of America : Stories, Paperback by Osondu, E. C., Brand New, Free shipp...
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Voice of America : Stories, Paperback by Osondu, E. C., Brand New, Free shipp.... “. Osondu is a man with a clear head and a great ear, writing from crucial places.”. —Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom and The Corrections “With observant wonder and subtle humor, [Osondu] portrays…our unique capacity for hope and hopelessness rolled together.”. Voice of America : Stories, Paperback by Osondu, E. C., ISBN 0061990876, ISBN-13 9780061990878, Brand New, Free shipping in the US “. Osondu is a man with a clear head and a great ear, writing from crucial places.” —Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom and The Corrections“With observant wonder and subtle humor, [Osondu] portrays…our unique capacity for hope and hopelessness rolled together.” —Mary Gaitskill, author of Bad Behavior and VeronicaThis collection of vivid, compulsively readable stories marks the debut of Nigerian author . Osondu, winner of the 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing. In the tradition of Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer, . Coetzee, and Chinua Achebe (all patrons of the Caine Prize), Osondu’s stories are wise, soul-stirring, and deeply compelling. In electrifying prose, he articulate the struggles of Nigerian immigrants in America, and refugees, villagers, and ex-patriots in Africa. Voice of America marks the beginning for a brave and remarkable new voice in African Literature.
