What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
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What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
"Transcendent." --The New York Times Book Review"Flawless. . . another masterpiece from an author who seems incapable of writing anything that's less than brilliant." --NPR
From the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Peaces comes an enchanting collection of intertwined stories.
Playful, ambitious, and exquisitely imagined, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours is cleverly built around the idea of keys, literal and metaphorical. The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret--Oyeyemi's keys not only unlock elements of her characters' lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. In "Books and Roses" one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two lovers' fates. In "Is Your Blood as Red as This?" an unlikely key opens the heart of a student at a puppeteering school. "'Sorry' Doesn't Sweeten Her Tea" involves a "house of locks," where doors can be closed only with a key--with surprising, unobservable developments. And in "If a Book Is Locked There's Probably a Good Reason for That Don't You Think," a key keeps a mystical diary locked (for good reason).
Oyeyemi's tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting realities. Is a key a gate, a gift, or an invitation? What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours captivates as it explores the many possible answers.
Helen Oyeyemi is the author of the story collection What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, as well as five novels, the most recent of which was a nominee for the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Boy, Snow, Bird. She won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2010 and the Hurston/Wright Heritage Award in 2012. Granta called her one of the Best Young British Novelists in 2013.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781594634642 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594634645 |
| Title | What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours |
| Author | Helen Oyeyemi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2017-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of PEN Open Book Award 2017 |
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