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11%OFFChristopher Abani - Graceland - 9780312425289 - V9780312425289
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Graceland

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Description for Graceland Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2004. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 306.
Graceland is a dazzling debut by a singular new talent The sprawling, swampy, cacophonous city of Lagos, Nigeria, provides the backdrop to the story of Elvis, a teenage Elvis impersonator hoping to make his way out of the ghetto. Broke, beset by floods, and beatings by his alcoholic father, and with no job opportunities in sight, Elvis is tempted by a life of crime. Thus begins his odyssey into the dangerous underworld of Lagos, guided by his friend Redemption and accompanied by a restless hybrid of voices including The King of Beggars, Sunday, Innocent and Comfort. Ultimately, young Elvis, drenched ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780312425289
SKU
V9780312425289
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About Christopher Abani
Chris Abani was born in Nigeria. At age sixteen he published his first novel, for which he suffered severe political persecution. He went into exile in 1991, and has since lived in England and the United States. His book Daphne's Lot is a collection of poetry for which he won a 2003 Lannan Literary Fellowship. His book, Kalakuta Republic, is ... Read more

Reviews for Graceland
Extraordinary...This book works brilliantly in two ways. As a convincing and un-patronizing record of life in a poor Nigerian slum, and as a frighteningly honest insight into a world skewed by casual violence, it's wonderful...And for all the horrors, there are sweet scenes in Graceland too, and they're a thousand times better for being entirely unsentimental...Lovely. The New York Times ... Read more

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