2008 honoree

NOBEL PRIZE

2008 Nobel Prize winner. This poetic exploration of childhood and family tells the story of Fintan, a youth who travels to Africa in 1948. Fintan is initially enchanted by the exotic world he discovers in Onitsha, a bustling city prominently situated on the eastern bank of the Niger River. But gradually he comes to recognize the intolerance and brutality of the colonial system. His youthful point of view provides the novel with a notably direct, horrified perspective on racism and colonialism.

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