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Okwiri Oduor

Autor(a) de Things They Lost

1+ Work 70 Membros 1 Review

Obras por Okwiri Oduor

Things They Lost (2022) 70 exemplares

Associated Works

The Best American Short Stories 2022 (2022) — Contribuidor — 89 exemplares
Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (2014) — Contribuidor — 65 exemplares
Granta 156: Interiors (2021) — Contribuidor — 34 exemplares
The Gonjon Pin and other Stories (2014) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories (2016) — Contribuidor — 18 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1988
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
Kenya
Local de nascimento
Nairobi, Kenya
Locais de residência
Germany
Prémios e menções honrosas
Caine Prize for African Writing (2014)

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I'd read this described as magical realism, but I don't think it's that, rather it describes the effect of trauma and the psychological strategies humans use to survive it, using as its patterns the Kenyan folkloric and cultural motifs natural to its protagonist.

I enjoyed the way the story flowed and gradually opened out, integrating the reader into the experience of the main character's disintegration and reintegration. It's dark and painful at times, but ultimately hopeful, full of love and compassion.… (mais)
 
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Michael.Rimmer | May 15, 2022 |

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Obras
1
Also by
6
Membros
70
Popularidade
#248,179
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
1
ISBN
12

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