Aguda, 'Pemi
Ghostroots
- ISBN 13:
- 9780349018225
- author:
- Aguda, 'Pemi
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Virago Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Ghostroots is a dazzling collection of stories from Pemi Aguda, a prize-winning young Nigerian writer. Set in Lagos, these twelve sinister and beguiling tales explore the dark borders between psychology and superstition, laying bare the forces of myth, tradition, gender, sexuality, and modernity in Nigerian society.
Powered by a deep empathy, with humour and insight that glints through, Aguda's stories announce a major new literary talent. From characters cursed by guilt to those enchanted by mysticism, these tales are both thrilling and disturbing, yet triumphantly unsettling.
Including the story 'Breastmilk', shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing 2024, Ghostroots is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in contemporary Nigerian literature and the supernatural. A book that will leave you unsettled, yet eager to return to its pages.