Voice of America by Ec Osondu

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Voice of America by Ec Osondu

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The most exciting new voice to emerge from Nigeria since Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - winner of the 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing

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Voice of America by Ec Osondu

These are stories of Nigeria and of America, and of the frayed bonds that connect the two. Hostages are taken from an American expat bar. Attempts are made to get visas, and those who have succeeded return covered in wealth or in ignominy. Children are told tales of spirits who ride on horses and take bad little girls as their wives, but when hooves and flames do come to their house they are real enough. A man arrested at a brothel is posed as an armed robber by a corrupt police force. The radio station Voice of America brings a new pen pal, and some very high hopes, to a group of young men. This is a Nigeria of gossip and spells, of families and refugee camps, and Osondu makes it his own. Voice of America is a brilliantly original, deft and darkly funny book.
E.C. Osondu worked as a copywriter for Ogilvy & Mather before moving to the US in 2004 to pursue an MFA at Syracuse University, studying with Mary Gaitskill and George Saunders. He received the 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing for his story 'Waiting' and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
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ISBN 13 9781847081780
ISBN 10 1847081789
Title Voice of America
Author E C Osondu
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 2011-01-06
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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